English duo won’t tour

English duo won’t tour

2 Jun 2008

Wing Paul Sackey and centre Dan Hipkiss have been ruled out of England’s tour of New Zealand.

Sackey has an ongoing knee injury and will undergo rehabilitation instead of touring, while Hipkiss fractured his cheekbone in Leicester’s Premiership final defeat against Wasps. The two are replaced by Tom Varndell and Dominic Waldouck respectively.

Tour manager Rob Andrew told the BBC: “On behalf of the squad, I would like to wish Paul and Dan speedy recoveries from their injuries. Both Dominic and Tom are excellent players, and I look forward to working with them over the next three weeks.”

The English backline has already lost flyhalves Jonny Wilkinson and Danny Cipriani for the tour, and these further omissions will hamper their quest for victory in the two Tests. England play the All Blacks on 14 and 21 June.


12 Comments

  • 1.MR Lam: Reply to this comment
    2 Jun 2008, 14:21 pm

    dragons don’t care

  • 2.paulh: Reply to this comment
    2 Jun 2008, 14:27 pm

    Given the performance that was put in against a very week Barbarians side yesterday (England 17 Barbarians 14), I’m surprised England are bothering touring at all. NZ must be licking its lips…

  • 3.leeanthonyw: Reply to this comment
    2 Jun 2008, 14:30 pm

    I just hope England can beat the Abs up a bit in the rucks etc and put in some heavy tackles to make our job easier come the Tri-Nations

  • 4.cane: Reply to this comment
    2 Jun 2008, 15:07 pm

    Cannon Fodder.

  • 5.Jinx da Lynx: Reply to this comment
    2 Jun 2008, 15:26 pm

    England have no chance. They will **** themselves.

  • 6.Clanerk: Reply to this comment
    2 Jun 2008, 15:48 pm

    #4 cane: It’s time for a bit of your own medicine, I predict a series white wash to the English.

    Is there a Kiwi website where I can go and post this? :)

  • 7.THE MAULER: Reply to this comment
    2 Jun 2008, 16:13 pm

    Does it matter? Even with all their first choice players they are gonna get hammered!

  • 8.Yetirat: Reply to this comment
    2 Jun 2008, 16:51 pm

    Can’t wait for Big Hit to come on here and take the shame post NZ tour…

  • 9.church - like chch but pronounceable: Reply to this comment
    2 Jun 2008, 18:05 pm

    It must be something in the water over there

  • 10.greatest13gerber: Reply to this comment
    2 Jun 2008, 18:20 pm

    same old story with these NH sides..

  • 11.CHAZ: Reply to this comment
    2 Jun 2008, 23:10 pm

    #6 Clanerk: Here you, theenglisharecrap.co.nz web site, that will do it for ya

  • 12.lapoftherugbygods: Reply to this comment
    25 Jun 2008, 12:56 pm

    England were pretty ordinary all things considered.
    Every ten years they spring a surprise win. , thats somewhere in the vicinity of 2013 , if things stay the way they have been,England will graft another win over the Black.
    Its only 2008 I dont know what we were getting worked up about.
    The media know its a done deal so they talk up every little point to ensure that the paying public dont realise that the Emperor had no clothes.
    England extremely disappointing.
    Fun to watch Carter,Nonuu etc have a run.
    The Poms certainly haven’t lost the art of the niggle and the ruck. They just have never been as comfortable as other nations like NZ with ball in hand in space. Its a real curse for them.
    Englands only chance is to turn it into a street brawl; where the wily operator lives, slowing the play down, making big D and the flyhalf controlling territory through a strong kicking game.
    To their credit when they do that style well as in 2003 they do take it to another level.
    Unfortunately this team had neither the wit nor the wisdom to really test an All Black team at home.

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