Pool B latest – Tindall back for England
21 Sep 2011
Keo.co.za brings you the latest World Cup news from Pool B.
Tindall back for England – Mike Tindall is one of seven changes ahead of England’s next pool match against Romania.
This will mark Tindall’s first game since the controversial evening in Queenstown where the England centre allegedly threw a dwarf. Mark Cueto will make his first appearance of the tournament on the wing, while Jonny Wilkinson takes Toby Flood’s place at flyhalf.
In the pack, manager Martin Johnson has recalled Steve Thompson, Alex Corbisiero, Louis Deacon and Tom Croft.
England – 15. Ben Foden, 14. Chris Ashton, 13. Manu Tuilagi, 12. Mike Tindall, 11. Mark Cueto, 9. Ben Youngs, 8. James Haskell, 7. Lewis Moody (c), 6. Tom Croft, 5. Tom Palmer, 4. Louis Deacon, 3. Dan Cole, 2. Steve Thompson, 1. Alex Corbisiero.
Subs: 16. Lee Mears, 17. David Wilson, 18. Simon Shaw, 19. Tom Wood, 20. Richard Wigglesworth, 21. Toby Flood, 22. Delon Armitage.
Jackson to face Pumas – Ruaridh Jackson has been favoured ahead of Dan Parks for Scotland’s big game against Argentina on Sunday.
Coach Andy Robinson has also decided to pick Rory Lawson as his scrumhalf and captain ahead of British & Irish Lion Mike Blair.
Scotland – 15 Chris Paterson, 14. Max Evans, 13. Nick De Luca, 12. Graeme Morrison, 11. Sean Lamont, 10. Ruaridh Jackson, 9. Rory Lawson (c), 8. Kelly Brown, 7. John Barclay, 6. Ally Strokosch, 5. Jim Hamilton, 4. Richie Gray, 3. Geoff Cross, 2. Ross Ford, 1. Allan Jacobsen.
Subs: 16. Dougie Hall, 17. Alasdair Dickinson, 18. Nathan Hines, 19. Richie Vernon, 20. Mike Blair, 21. Dan Parks, 22. Simon Danielli.
Contepomi in doubt – Argentina captain Felipe Contepomi may miss Sunday’s battle with Scotland due to a rib injury.
Contepomi has been unable to train for the past 11 days since injuring his rib in the Pumas’ clash with England. He will, however, take part in a contact session on Friday wearing a special protection vest that is manufactured in New Zealand and used frequently by the All Blacks.
‘I will use this protection and see if I will be fit to play,’ he said. ‘I think I’ll get there, I dream of getting there. I imagine the game out there on the field, but I’m a realist and I know that until I put it to the test on Friday, I won’t know.
‘I have to leave my personal ambitions aside for the good of everyone, for the good of the team. I have full confidence in whoever will play in the end, because all 30 of us are prepared to play any game. That makes my decision over whether I will be able to play or not a lot easier. A team are solid when you get that feeling.’
If Contepomi doesn’t come through Friday’s session, Lucas González Amorosino will start at flyhalf.
33 Comments
22 Sep 2011, 00:12 am
Jaguar or Thistle dragons?
22 Sep 2011, 03:03 am
Skotte will take this one.
22 Sep 2011, 03:12 am
Argies to have too much bargie.
22 Sep 2011, 07:42 am
I don’t understand the problem… If a dwarf is happy to be paid to be thrown around so be it. Much like a prozzy is happy to be paid for her services. People may not like the idea but the adults concerned are concenting…
22 Sep 2011, 08:41 am
That should really set their backline alight!!!
22 Sep 2011, 08:50 am
“England – 15. Ben Foden, 14. Chris Ashton, 13. Manu Tuilagi, 12. Mike Tindall, 11. Mark Cueto, 9. Ben Youngs, 8. James Haskell, 7. Lewis Moody (c), 6. Tom Croft, 5. Tom Palmer, 4. Louis Deacon, 3. Dan Cole, 2. Steve Thompson, 1. Alex Corbisiero.
Subs: 16. Lee Mears, 17. David Wilson, 18. Simon Shaw, 19. Tom Wood, 20. Richard Wigglesworth, 21. Toby Flood, 22. Delon Armitage”
Notice it goes from 9 to 11… Going in without a flyhalf I see, such confidence!!!
22 Sep 2011, 09:20 am
@Olivergm(Olivergm)-4: It’s far sadder than that. Kids are raised to be midgets – through foot binding techniques, being kept in clothes three or four age groups too small and sleeping in small boxes – so that their parents can sell them into dwarf tossing trafficking rings. Much like Latvian strippers and Thai hookers, they don’t always have a choice.
22 Sep 2011, 09:22 am
Threw a dwarf? Serious? :shock
22 Sep 2011, 09:23 am
22 Sep 2011, 09:29 am
@>^..^< katman(katman)-7:
come now.
I think you are blowing it out of all proportion.
22 Sep 2011, 09:30 am
“where the England centre allegedly threw a dwarf”
Was dwarf so oval to be confused with the ball? He should be thankful Jonny did not try a dropgoal.
22 Sep 2011, 09:33 am
was it a dwarf throwing contest?
did the dwarf own him money..
what’s the story?
any pics?
sounds a bit short on facts to me……
22 Sep 2011, 09:34 am
@Staal(Staal)-12:
are you saying it’s a tall story?
22 Sep 2011, 09:36 am
@Gunther(gunther)-13:
not sure… i wanna see a pic of the “flying” dwarf first before i make any comments that may be short of the truth…
22 Sep 2011, 09:41 am
i have now spoken to my sources in NZ… sorry can’t mention names…
apparently people saw Keo “flying” through the air and he landed on his head………..
donnow… maybe that explain some threads here….
22 Sep 2011, 09:43 am
@Staal(Staal)-15:
not easy to throw keo very far.
he is a heavyweight journalist.
22 Sep 2011, 09:45 am
@Gunther(gunther)-16: ya might be, but some says he is a R Kelly wannabe…
22 Sep 2011, 09:52 am
@Gunther(gunther)-16: and waayyyy over his correct BMI
22 Sep 2011, 09:52 am
The problem with condoning dwarf tossing it that people don’t know where to draw the line.
At last year’s Lichtenburg NG Kerk kermis, a bunch of farmers decided to combine the sport with a well-known traditional Afrikaner device, with tragic results. In the first ever Dwarf Catapult Contest (or Pikkie Kettie, as it is known in the North-West Province), little person Klein-Koos van Tonder was launched well over 30m with a catapult made from a welded steel frame and six motorcycle inner tubes, overshooting the landing mud pit and crashing into a Fiat tractor belonging to his father, Groot-Koos.
He suffered multiple fractures as well as a ruptured liver and has been ruled out of all dwarf projectile activities for at least six months. Lichtenburg only has four dwarfs, and the absence of Klein-Koos places enormous strain on the schedules of the remaining three – twins Twikkie and Twakkie Rogers, and former Jet Stores model, Smallblessing Radebe.
The NG Kerk declined to comment, referring all questions to the dwarfs’ agents, Highbury Safika Media (who were also not available for comment due to poor cellphone reception in the Invercargill East Caravan Park).
22 Sep 2011, 09:55 am
@>^..^< katman(katman)-19: Skitterend!
ya – this is no small matter!
22 Sep 2011, 10:01 am
@Transformation(Transformation)-18:
keo thinks BMI stands for Burger & Milkshake Ingestion.
@>^..^< katman(katman)-19:
keo is a clever fish.
by signing luke he cornered the dwarf market.
22 Sep 2011, 12:02 pm
@WP_(WP_)-6: Having watched Wilkinson and Flood play and noting their form, Johnson and I have come to the same conclusion: England dont have a flyhalf.
22 Sep 2011, 12:34 pm
@GTLG(GTLG)-22: might be the best option! Flood is average, and JW is not in the best of nick
22 Sep 2011, 15:19 pm
@WP_(WP_)-23:
Poppycock. Toby Flood would walk into the current Springbok starting XV and if Jonny Wilkinson was a Yarpie you chaps would be hailing him as the greatest rugby player of all time.
22 Sep 2011, 15:57 pm
@Kitchener(Kitchener)-24: Know your place, man. This is not some French rugby site. This is a real rugby nation.
There is literally not one English player who would make the current Bok 22. Not one.
And don’t come with that Ashton rubbish. He’s scored lots of dead easy tries against awful defense. Your loose forwards are toilet too – any team that continues to play Easter can’t be too flush in the talent department. Your front row is weak, Wilko is a shadow of his former self, your midfield consists of one aggro Samoan and Mike fcking Tindall and your locks… who can even name them these days?
If you ever fluke it to the finals, we’ll beat you like a ginger stepchild. You can quote me on that.
22 Sep 2011, 16:05 pm
@>^..^< katman(katman)-25:
I say, old prune, I’d say “nice try” but it was actually a rather poor attempt to get a rise.
If you’re going to take the mickey or try to wind someone up, you should make at least one comment that’s remotely believable, that way someone might take your rather rancid bait.
22 Sep 2011, 16:13 pm
@Kitchener(Kitchener)-26: Just because it does not sit well with you doesn’t make it untrue, “old chap”.
There’s no shame in sticking with them though. Tue supporters stand by their teams even when they go through barren, talentless patches. I have been a Lions fan all my life, and for the past 15 years that has not been easy. All I can say is it will get better. The wheel turns, and your rubbish today will make way for stars tomorrow.
Okay, not tomorrow, but it surely won’t last more than a decade or so.
Chin up, there’s a good boy.
22 Sep 2011, 16:21 pm
@>^..^< katman(katman)-27:
eina.
22 Sep 2011, 17:06 pm
@>^..^< katman(katman)-27:
Oh dear, you seem to have misinterpreted something that I said as a request to hear your life story. Not sure why you might think I’d be interested to know which Yarpie provincial team you support or for how long you’ve supported them but . . . ummm . . . I’m not.
Thanks anyway! Run along now.
22 Sep 2011, 17:48 pm
This katman fellow reminds one of the peasants that roost in Delmas. These rapscallions think of themselves as the premium organisms of South African rugby fraternity when really they’re the malaise of the nation.
22 Sep 2011, 17:51 pm
The English guide to participating in major sporting tournaments
1. Forget what’s happened in the last 4 years
2. Believe the hype before the tournament starts. Victory is assured.
3. If the team play badly but win, remember form is temporary, being English is permanent. It was a blip and some foreign chap probably cheated.
4. Blame a defeat on an individual.
5. Hound the individual in the press.
6. Disrupt the team by focusing on another individuals non sporting activities.
7. Hound the individual in the press.
8. Forget sporting questions at news conferences, concentrate on trivia.
9. Blame being knocked out on the manager.
10. Sack the manager
Cut out and keep. Works for all major sporting codes.
26 Sep 2011, 12:25 pm
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26 Sep 2011, 12:26 pm
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