No Return for Vickery As Stevens Keeps His Place for Tonga Clash ; England Captain Fails to Force His Way Back Into the Team After a Two-Match Ban for Tripping. By Chris Jones in Versailles

Evening Standard - London › September 25, 2007

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PHIL VICKERY, England's World Cup captain, has to be content with a replacement's role alongside Lawrence Dallaglio for the crucial final pool match with Tonga in Paris on Friday.

Head coach Brian Ashton has made two changes from the team that defeated Samoa 44-22, dropping the London Wasps pair of Simon Shaw and Joe Worsley and opting instead for Steve Borthwick's greater line-out skill at lock and Lewis Moody's physical approach as open- side flanker.

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No Return for Vickery As Stevens Keeps His Place for Tonga Clash ; England Captain Fails to Force His Way Back Into the Team After a Two-Match Ban for Tripping. By Chris Jones in Versailles

The former skipper has completed a two-match ban for tripping an American opponent in the opening pool match, but has failed to win back the No3 jersey fol...

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