New Zealand v England (June 21st, 2008)
Venue: AMI Stadium, Christchurch (New Zealand)
Date: Saturday, June 21, 2008
Kickoff: 02:35 US Central
New Zealand
First XV: 15 Leon MacDonald (Crusaders), 14 Sitiveni Sivivatu (Chiefs), 13 Richard Kahui (Chiefs), 12 Ma’a Nonu (Hurricanes), 11 Rudi Wulf (Blues), 10 Daniel Carter (Crusaders), 9 Andy Ellis (Crusaders), 1 Neemia Tialata (Hurricanes), 2 Andrew Hore (Hurricanes), 3 Greg Somerville (Crusaders), 4 Brad Thorn (Crusaders), 5 Ali Williams (Crusaders), 6 Adam Thomson (Highlanders), 7 Richie McCaw (Crusaders), 8 Rodney So’oialo (Hurricanes).
Reserves: 16 Keven Mealamu (Blues), 17 Tony Woodcock (Blues), 18 Anthony Boric (Blues), 19 Sione Lauaki (Chiefs), 20 Jimmy Cowan (Highlanders), 21 Stephen Donald (Chiefs), 22 Mils Muliaina (Chiefs).
England
First XV: 15 Mathew Tait (Newcastle), 14 Topsy Ojo (London Irish), 13 Mike Tindall (Gloucester), 12 Jamie Noon (Newcastle), 11 Tom Varndell (Leicester), 10 Toby Flood (Newcastle), 9 Danny Care (Harlequins), 1 Tim Payne (Wasps), 2 Lee Mears (Bath), 3 Matt Stevens (Bath), 4 Tom Palmer (Wasps), 5 Steve Borthwick (Bath), 6 James Haskell (Wasps), 7 Tom Rees (Wasps), 8 Luke Narraway (Gloucester).
Reserves: 16 Jason Hobson (Bristol), 17 David Paice (London Irish), 18 Ben Kay (Leicester), 19 Joe Worsley (Wasps), 20 Peter Richards (London Irish), 21 Olly Barkley (Bath), 22 David Strettle (Harlequins).
New Zealand v England (June 14th, 2008)
Venue: Eden Park, Auckland (New Zealand)
Date: Saturday, June 14, 2008
Kickoff: 02:35 US Central
New Zealand
First XV: 15 M Muliaina (Chiefs), 14 A Tuitavake (Blues), 13 C Smith (Hurricanes), 12 M Nonu (Hurricanes), 11 S Sivivatu (Chiefs), 10 D Carter (Crusaders), 9 A Ellis (Crusaders), 1 N Tialata (Hurricanes), 2 A Hore (Hurricanes), 3 G Somerville (Crusaders), 4 B Thorn (Crusaders), 5 A Williams (Crusaders), 6 R So’oialo (Hurricanes), 7 R McCaw (Crusaders), 8 J Kaino (Blues).
Reserves: 16 K Mealamu (Blues), 17 J Schwalger (Hurricanes), 18 A Boric (Blues), 19 S Lauaki (Chiefs), 20 J Cowan (Highlanders), 21 S Donald (Chiefs), 22 L MacDonald (Crusaders).
England
First XV: 15 M Brown (Harlequins), 14 T Ojo (London Irish), 13 M Tindall (Gloucester), 12 O Barkley (Bath), 11 D Strettle (Harlequins), 10 C Hodgson (Sale Sharks), 9 R Wigglesworth (Sale Sharks), 1 A Sheridan (Sale Sharks), 2 L Mears (Bath), 3 M Stevens (Bath), 4 T Palmer (Wasps), 5 S Borthwick (Bath), 6 J Haskell (Wasps), 7 T Rees (Wasps), 8 L Narraway (Gloucester).
Reserves: 16 D Paice (London Irish), 17 T Payne (Wasps), 18 B Kay (Leicester), 19 J Worsley (Wasps), 20 D Care (Harlequins), 21 J Noon (Newcastle), 22 M Tait (Newcastle).
The Gartmore Challenge (Barbarians v England)
Venue: Twickenham
Date: Sunday, June 1, 2008
Kickoff: 09:00 US Central
England
First XV: Mike Brown (Harlequins), Topsy Ojo (London Irish), Mathew Tait (Newcastle), Toby Flood (Newcastle), David Strettle (Harlequins), Charlie Hodgson (Sale), Richard Wigglesworth (Sale), Nick Lloyd (Saracens), David Paice (London Irish), Jason Hobson (Bristol), Chris Jones (Sale Sharks), Nick Kennedy (London Irish), Luke Narraway (Gloucester), Will Skinner (Harlequins), Nick Easter (Harlequins).
Reserves: Dylan Hartley (Northampton), David Wilson (Newcastle), Stuart Hooper (Leeds Carnegie), Tom Guest (Harlequins), Danny Care (Harlequins), Peter Richards (London Irish), Ugo Monye (Harlequins).
Barbarians
First XV: Thinus Delport (Worcester), Gareth Thomas (Cardiff Blues), Morgan Turinui (Queensland Reds), Seilala Mapusua (London Irish), Iain Balshaw (Gloucester), Stephen Larkham (Ricoh Black Rams), Andy Gomarsall (Harlequins), Federico Pucciariello (Munster), Mark Regan (Bristol), Cobus Visagie (Saracens), Kris Chesney (Saracens), Justin Harrison (Ulster), Jerry Collins (unattached), Ma’ama Molitika (Cardiff Blues), Pedrie Wannenburg (Bulls).
Reserves: Sebastien Bruno (Sale), Patrice Collazo (Gloucester), Santiago Dellape (Biarritz), David Croft (Queensland Reds), Mitchell Chapman (ACT Brumbies), Michael Claassens (Bath), Glen Jackson (Saracens), Jaco Pretorius (Lions).
2008 England Squad to New Zealand
England manager Martin Johnson has named a 32-man squad for this summer’s tour to New Zealand. During the tour, two test matches will be played against the All Blacks (one on June 14th and the other on June 21st).
Backs:
Mike Brown (Harlequins), Paul Sackey (Wasps), David Strettle (Harlequins), Topsy Ojo (London Irish), Mathew Tait (Newcastle), Mike Tindall (Gloucester), Jamie Noon (Newcastle), Toby Flood (Newcastle), Olly Barkley (Bath), Danny Cipriani (Wasps), Charlie Hodgson (Sale Sharks), Richard Wigglesworth (Sale Sharks), Peter Richards (London Irish), Danny Care (Harlequins).
Forwards:
Andrew Sheridan (Sale Sharks), Tim Payne (Wasps), Matt Stevens (Bath), Jason Hobson (Bristol), Lee Mears (Bath), Dylan Hartley (Northampton), David Paice (London Irish), Steve Borthwick (Bath), Ben Kay (Leicester), Nick Kennedy (London Irish), Tom Palmer (Wasps), Tom Croft (Leicester), James Haskell (Wasps), Joe Worsley (Wasps), Michael Lipman (Bath), Tom Rees (Wasps), Nick Easter (Harlequins), Luke Narraway (Gloucester).
2008 6 Nations Squad (England)
England coach Brian Ashton has announced the squad for the 2008 6 Nations tournament. Prop Phil Vickery will continue to captain the side.
Backs:
Iain Balshaw (Gloucester), Danny Cipriani (Wasps), Mark Cueto (Sale Sharks), Toby Flood (Newcastle), Andy Gomarsall (Harlequins), Charlie Hodgson (Sale Sharks), Jamie Noon (Newcastle), Peter Richards (London Irish), Paul Sackey (Wasps), David Strettle (Harlequins), Mathew Tait (Newcastle), Mike Tindall (Gloucester), Richard Wigglesworth (Sale Sharks), Jonny Wilkinson (Newcastle), Lesley Vainikolo (Gloucester).
Forwards:
Steve Borthwick (Bath), Tom Croft (Leicester), George Chuter (Leicester), Louis Deacon (Leicester), Nick Easter (Harlequins), James Haskell (Wasps), Ben Kay (Leicester), Lee Mears (Bath), Lewis Moody (Leicester), Tim Payne (Wasps), Tom Rees (Wasps), Mark Regan (Bristol), Simon Shaw (Wasps), Andrew Sheridan (Sale Sharks), Matt Stevens (Bath), Phil Vickery (Wasps), Joe Worsley (Wasps).