By Kath
September 8 2011

IRB Rugby World Cup 2011

Pool Stages

England v Argentina

Otago Stadium in Dunedin on Saturday (2030 NZ, 0930 BST)

Well here we go another Rugby World Cup and all of England expects!  Or do we?  This England team/squad are not nearly as near to the dizzy heights of the 2003 RWC squad, no where near in fact.  However, we have to hope and they did pull out a surprise in the 2007 RWC, so you never know.  As with all sports you need lady luck to smile upon you as well especially in those key moments.

So we look forward to hopefully a good showing by England at these games and we wish them all the very best of luck in the process.  I for one would love to see them get to the final but if not.........  well let the games begin.

England's Mike Tindall during the training session at Carisbrook in Dunedin, New Zealand

Pictures by Empics

Mike Tindall will lead the team out against Argentina and I am sure this will be a proud moment for him.   Lewis Moody has still not recovered from injury, some say he should never have been picked to go but I don't know I think it is important to have experience around even if they don't play.   Cueto (out due to back injury) sees Delon Armitage take his place.   A surprise perhaps at scrum half no Simpson instead we have Richard Wigglesworth and no surprise at fly half we Jonny back in the fold.

Englands Delon Armitage during the training session at Carisbrook in Dunedin, New Zealand

I am looking forward hopefully to a good showing by England against the Pumas as this should set the tone of what has to follow.

And so.....  Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more etc., etc., 

 Good Luck England - Go get em!

England:Ben Foden, Chris Ashton, Manu Tuilagi, Mike Tindall (captain), Delon Armitage, Jonny Wilkinson, Richard Wigglesworth, Andrew Sheridan, Steve Thompson, Dan Cole, Louis Deacon, Courtney Lawes, Tom Croft, James Haskell, Nick Easter.

Replacements: Dylan Hartley, Matt Stevens, Tom Palmer, Tom Wood, Ben Youngs, Toby Flood, Matt Banahan.

Argentina: Martin Rodriguez, Gonzalo Camacho, Gonzalo Tiesi, Santiago Fernandez, Horacio Agulla, Felipe Contepomi (captain), Nicolas Vergallo, Rodrigo Roncero, Mario Ledesma, Juan Figallo, Manuel Carizza, Patricio Albacete, Julio Farias Cabello, Juan Manuel Leguizamon, Juan Fernandez Lobbe.

Replacements: Agustin Creevy, Martin Scelzo, Mariano Galarza, Alejandro Campos, Alfredo Lalanne, Marcelo Bosch, Juan Jose Imhoff.