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England World Cup squad:
Name Club Age
Rob Burrow Leeds Rhinos 26
Mark Calderwood Wigan Warriors 26
Gareth Ellis Leeds Rhinos 27
Mauire Fa’asavalu St Helens 28
Ade Gardner St Helens 25
Martin Gleeson Warrington Wolves 28
James Graham St Helens 23
Mickey Higham Wigan Warriors 28
Gareth Hock Wigan Warriors 25
Jamie Jones Buchanan Leeds Rhinos 27
Jamie Langley Bradford Bulls 24
Danny McGuire Leeds Rhinos 25
Adrian Morley Warrington Wolves 31
Jamie Pea***** Leeds Rhinos 30
Leon Pryce St Helens 26
Rob Purdham Harlequins RL 28
James Roby St Helens 22
Keith Senior Leeds Rhinos 32
Kevin Sinfield Leeds Rhinos 28
Lee Smith Leeds Rhinos 22
Paul Sykes Bradford Bulls 27
Paul Wellens St Helens 28
Ben Westwood Warrington Wolves 27
Jon Wilkin St Helens 24
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A few suprising selections and players left out. Lee Gilmour, Peter Fox, Joe Westerman, Michael Shenton, Louis McCarty-Scarsbrook and probably more will feel unlucky to miss out. Pursham, Sykes, Langley and Calderwood all suprising selections.
If Brent Webb didn't get injured before the SL GF Lee Smith wouldn't be there. Had a blinder at fullback and could well take the spot off Wellens for game or two. Looks a good fullback for England's future, alot of Poms complain about Wellens being too slow and Smith isn;t lacking in speed.
anyway from that squad.
1. P Wellens
2. L Smith
3. M Gleeson
4. K Senior
5. A Gardner
6. L Pryce
7. R Burrow
8. J Graham
9. J Roby
10. J Peacock
11. G Hock
12. G Ellis
13. K Sinfield
14. A Morley
15. M Fa'asavalu
16. J Wilkin
17. D McGuire/M Higham
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Thats the World Cup winning Squad right there!
How good is that forward pack!
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isnt faasavalu samoan?
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himynameisbrad wrote:isnt faasavalu samoan? he is yeh, but he commited to England last year and it's who he wants to play with.
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usherprince wrote:Thats the World Cup winning Squad right there!
How good is that forward pack! Could well be, unless they choke big time they will give it a real go. My tip is they will beat Australia once, although the poms have had a habit in the past of doing that in the early stages and losing in the final.
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jim_57 wrote:A few suprising selections and players left out. Lee Gilmour, Peter Fox, Joe Westerman, Michael Shenton, Louis McCarty-Scarsbrook and probably more will feel unlucky to miss out. Pursham, Sykes, Langley and Calderwood all suprising selections.
If Brent Webb didn't get injured before the SL GF Lee Smith wouldn't be there. Had a blinder at fullback and could well take the spot off Wellens for game or two. Looks a good fullback for England's future, alot of Poms complain about Wellens being too slow and Smith isn;t lacking in speed.
anyway from that squad.
1. P Wellens
2. L Smith
3. M Gleeson
4. K Senior
5. A Gardner
6. L Pryce
7. R Burrow
8. J Graham
9. J Roby
10. J Peacock
11. G Hock
12. G Ellis
13. K Sinfield
14. A Morley
15. M Fa'asavalu
16. J Wilkin
17. D McGuire/M Higham Isn't he a kiwi?
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Scotty wrote:
Isn't he a kiwi?
Yeh but what he means is the Lee Smith took over from Webb in the GF and had the game of his life. GO THE RHINOS
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usherprince wrote:Thats the World Cup winning Squad right there!
How good is that forward pack! Agreed, if they gel they could be a real threat, I actually think given the amount of quality players out injured from the kiwi squad that they could be a real chance of making the final.
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usherprince wrote:
Yeh but what he means is the Lee Smith took over from Webb in the GF and had the game of his life. GO THE RHINOS
oh yeah I get it now, I thought he meant that if Webb hadn't been injured he would have been in the GB side.
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they wont cause any concernes for the aussies or the kiwis and the samoans
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Scotty wrote:
Agreed, if they gel they could be a real threat, I actually think given the amount of quality players out injured from the kiwi squad that they could be a real chance of making the final.
I would tip England in a game where they were both full strength, England aren't exactly injury free, they are missing Sam Burgess, Gareth Raynor, Sean O'loughlin, Andy Lynch and a few more. Burgess is a real good players and would have made the side for sure, Lynch and Raynor were both in good form during the year but pulled out near the end.
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damochandler wrote:they wont cause any concernes for the aussies or the kiwis and the samoans You seriously believe that? Last year GB beat NZ 3-0, in one game they gave them a flogging. England will be the 2nd best team at this WC, better than a bunch of aging ex-kiwi known as Toa Samoa.
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damochandler wrote:they wont cause any concernes for the aussies or the kiwis and the samoans Aussie's or Kiwi's maybe, allthough I personally disagree with that, but samoa, come one give them some credit.
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the poms arent that good. what because the pommie commentators who pump there tyres up. put them against the aussies forward pack and they will look like under 13 players.
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damochandler wrote:the poms arent that good. what because the pommie commentators who pump there tyres up. put them against the aussies forward pack and they will look like under 13 players. I think i can judge whether a plyer is good or not, a commentator doesn't have to tell me. If England don't make the final it will be because they choke, they are easily the 2nd best team.
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jim_57 wrote:
I think i can judge whether a plyer is good or not, a commentator doesn't have to tell me. If England don't make the final it will be because they choke, they are easily the 2nd best team.
curiously, could some one let me know what the squads from other, less important to u guys, countries? like wales (for eg, is wallace gonna play for them?), lebanon (hazem?), and the islander countries cos they are interesting as there are so many random nrl players in those teams that u just didnt realise are from that country, or are that good. cheers boys 
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australia will clean up, win all matches by 35+ points
but
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jim_57 wrote:England World Cup squad:
Name Club Age
Rob Burrow Leeds Rhinos 26
Mark Calderwood Wigan Warriors 26
Gareth Ellis Leeds Rhinos 27
Mauire Fa’asavalu St Helens 28
Ade Gardner St Helens 25
Martin Gleeson Warrington Wolves 28
James Graham St Helens 23
Mickey Higham Wigan Warriors 28
Gareth Hock Wigan Warriors 25
Jamie Jones Buchanan Leeds Rhinos 27
Jamie Langley Bradford Bulls 24
Danny McGuire Leeds Rhinos 25
Adrian Morley Warrington Wolves 31
Jamie Pea***** Leeds Rhinos 30
Leon Pryce St Helens 26
Rob Purdham Harlequins RL 28
James Roby St Helens 22
Keith Senior Leeds Rhinos 32
Kevin Sinfield Leeds Rhinos 28
Lee Smith Leeds Rhinos 22
Paul Sykes Bradford Bulls 27
Paul Wellens St Helens 28
Ben Westwood Warrington Wolves 27
Jon Wilkin St Helens 24 No Burgess? That's a bit of a surprise. Lee Smith deserves to be in there, not just on the grand final. Side packed full of decent players, should give both the Aussies and kiwis a run for their money at least. EDIT: OK, just read the rest of the posts and saw Burgess is injured... that makes more sense than dropping him! 
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What happened to Brian Carney? after he left the knights???
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