March 13th, 2008

Worcester scrum-half Sarah Guest has been called up to the starting line-up for England’s A game against the Nomads this Saturday, kick-off 3pm at London Irish ARFC, Sunbury.

Guest will replace Plymouth Albion’s Georgina Rozario who has an injured shoulder. With the Worcester player now starting, England A Head Coach Mike Barnett has brought in Old Albanian Saints player Karina Page as cover on the bench.

England A last took on the Nomads in February and lost 27-12 to an experienced outfit that boasted 854 international caps between them. Since then England A have bounced back and enjoyed wins over Spain (22-5) and France A (3-0).

England A

1 Claire Purdy  Wasps (C)
2 Samantha Dale  Worcester
3 Rosemarie Crowley Lichfield
4 Sara Anastasi  Richmond
5 Natalie Binstead  Wasps
6 Gemma Sharples  Worcester
7 Jane Leonard  Wasps/Army
8 Sonia Green  Saracens
9 Sarah Guest  Worcester
10 Shelley Rae  Wasps
11 Fiona Pocock  Richmond
12 Charlotte Boggis  Exeter University
13 Georgina Roberts Darlington Mowden Park Sharks
14 Francesca Matthews Richmond
15 Vicki Jackson  Lichfield
Replacements:   
16 Samantha Jamieson Darlington Mowden Park Sharks
17 Monica Lewinska Clifton
18 Alexandra Stevens Lichfield
19 Lois Moulding  Lichfield
20 Karina Page  Old Albanian Saints
21 Tina Lee   Clifton
22 Emily Scarratt  Lichfield

England A Women Fixtures

Feb 2nd England v Nomads London Irish RFC, Sunbury, KO 1230pm LOST 27-12
Feb 9th Spain v England A, Stadium of the University City of Madrid, KO 4pm WON 22-5
Feb 23 France A v England A, Bourgoin, 3pm GMT WON 3-0
March 15th England A v Nomads, London Irish RFC, Sunbury, KO 3pm

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