McNamara said: “What he [Tom] can potentially provide for the group is
probably what we need right now. I don’t want to go into too much specifics
on that but I think his contribution to the team and to the group is going
to be very good.â€
Both Sam, 24, and George Burgess enjoyed impressive seasons in Australia’s
National Rugby League, with the latter named ‘rookie of the year’ on Monday.
Captain Kevin Sinfield spoke of his excitement at joining the Burgess brothers
when the squad travel tomorrow to Potchefstroom, South Africa, for their
training camp.
“I’ve seen clips of them and I know they’ve been tearing up trees,†Sinfield
said. “To have two giants like that available with inside knowledge and
without fear is fantastic.â€
Gareth Widdop had been a doubt for the tournament after suffering a dislocated
hip playing for Melbourne three months ago, but he was named in the squad.
In the 2008 tournament England won just once in four matches and were dumped
out of the semi-finals by eventual winners New Zealand.
This year England are in a Group A with Australia, Fiji, and Ireland.
England and Australia open the tournament when they play at the Millennium
Stadium in Cardiff on Oct 26.
England’s 24-man World Cup squad: Carl Ablett (Leeds), Tom Briscoe
(Hull), George Burgess, Sam Burgess, Tom Burgess (all South Sydney), Rob
Burrow (Leeds), Josh Charnley (Wigan), Rangi Chase (Castleford), Leroy
Cudjoe (Huddersfield), Liam Farrell (Wigan), James Graham (Canterbury
Bulldogs), Ryan Hall (Leeds), Zak Hardaker (Leeds), Chris Hill (Warrington),
Gareth Hock (Widnes), Michael McIlorum (Wigan), Lee Mossop (Wigan), Sean
O’Loughlin (Wigan), James Roby (St Helens), Kevin Sinfield (Leeds, capt),
Sam Tomkins (Wigan), Kallum Watkins (Leeds), Ben Westwood (Warrington),
Gareth Widdop (Melbourne).
Article source: http://caledonianmercury.com/2013/09/30/rugby-a-tale-of-two-cities/0042008
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