Brad Barritt is currently on his way to Sydney, to join up with the England squad ahead of the last two games of their Australian tour.
The former Sharks midfielder, controversially omitted from the initial touring group despite a superb season for Saracens, that saw him named in the Premiership Team of the Year, is currently on tour with the England Saxons in the USA, where they are competing for the Churchill Cup.
We don’t have any details yet about who Barritt is replacing in he squad, but we’d like to wish him nothing but the very best and hope this is the start of a long and successful international career. Go kill some Aussies, Dub!
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Dub?? 🙄
Anyway, well done Brad!!
Just so you know, a certain bloke who runs this site shed a tear or two when this news broke!! 😆
Well done mate, you deserve it! Go make us proud!!
Matt Banahan’s England tour is over after he was found guilty of a dangerous tackle in Tuesday’s 15-9 victory over the Australian Barbarians.
The England win was cited for a “lifting tackle” on Australian centre Berrick Barnes and he attended a disciplinary hearing in Sydney on Wednesday.
Banahan has been suspended until June 30, ruling him out of Saturday’s second Test against the Wallabies and next Wednesday’s clash with New Zealand Maori in Napier.
Banahan was unlikely to have been involved in Saturday’s Test but he has started both of England’s midweek games on tour and would have been in contention to face the Maori.
England have the right to appeal the suspension imposed by the New Zealand judicial officer Peter Hobbs but no decision on that has yet been made public.
Martin Johnson will announce the England team to play the second Test tomorrow.
Mike Tindall missed training yesterday with a dead leg but Johnson is confident the Gloucester centre will be fit.
MAYBE he is being called as cover for Tindall
@KSA Shark © (Comment 3) :
that is from
http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyunion/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rugby/10/06/16/RUGBYU_England_Disciplinary.html
well done dub
Aus team for Saturday’s test.
15 James O’Connor, 14 Digby Ioane, 13 Rob Horne, 12 Matt Giteau, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Richard Brown, 7 David Pocock, 6 Rocky Elsom (capt), 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 Dean Mumm, 3 Salesi Ma’afu, 2 Saia Faingaa, 1 Ben Daley.
Res: 16 Huia Edmonds, 17 James Slipper, 18 Mark Chisholm, 19 Matt Hodgson, 20 Luke Burgess, 21 Berrick Barnes, 22 Adam Ashley-Cooper.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 6) : who the hell is James Slipper?
@robdylan (Comment 7) :
Haven’t got a clue but he slipped into the side somehow. 🙂
@robdylan (Comment 7) : Isn’t he that young hooker that they think is the next best thing?!
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 9) : From the Reds..
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 9) :
He is more than likely a prop. Huia Edmonds is the hooker sub.
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 10) :
If you are thinking about the Reds hooker with the dreadlocks. That is Saia Faingaa, he is the starting hooker.
Sorry, my bad.. Googled him, he is from the reds, but he is a prop..
firstly hope this isn’t a flash in the pan and you get more opportunities. but enjoy hope you get some game time.
secondly rob where did you get a picture of pienaar running? i can only find ones of him lying on the grass or tying his shoe laces. 😆
Wish Barritt was still playing for the Sharks 🙁
Go England ❗ 😳
@JarsonX (Comment 15) :
Would the Sharks release him to play for England though? 🙄 😛
Sorry guys, my bad. He is from the Reds, but he is a prop.
Barritt is missed at the Sharks but in all fairness there are a lot of centres ahead of him in the Boks pecking order. I still don’t like seeing him pulling on the jersey of the enemy though.
4600 comments and counting…. 😎
@lostfish (Comment 18) :
At least now Rob will be happy as I’ll be wearing a Jersey supporting Barritt. 😆
@JarsonX (Comment 19) : congrats 😎
morning all 😛
@KSA Shark © (Comment 20) : sounds like a good excuse to blend with locals 😆
@JarsonX (Comment 19) :
32900 and counting. 😉
@rekinek (Comment 22) : 😆
@KSA Shark © (Comment 23) : 5170 -and “they” accuse women of talking too much 😉
@rekinek (Comment 25) : 😳
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Well now that everyone talking about stats me is doing pretty fine even if i may sau=y so 4359 comments and 22585 nearly there
need 2415 to go and me a 5 Stars eeeaaaahhhh
😳 Oh so sorry MORNING everyone Pools are going quite well and the WC 2010 just doing fine until i head dead bottem again 😎 😉
Congrats Brad do us proud
@chaz (For you Bro) (Comment 27) : you doing very well in WC2010(is Bro helping 😉
@rekinek (Comment 29) : no just pure luck
😳 but did read what the Doctor ordered 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 16) : whyever not??
@rekinek (Comment 29) : hoping to get at least 1 cup for me pic 😳 🙄
@chaz (For you Bro) (Comment 32) : Bafunny Bafunny is not an official pool though 🙁
@rekinek (Comment 33) : well then Jarson must get me a cup or sth if me win 😕 😉
@chaz (For you Bro) (Comment 34) : i will vote in favour – if democracy is introduced on this matter
@robdylan (Comment 31) : because it would take a player out of almost 1/2 of S14/15. Could be tricky.
I think we should take a vote on it, it seems only fair that if a Sharksworld pool is played, you win a cup if you do..
ONLY when its a SHARKSWORLD pool and ONLY when its RUGBY related can u get a cup on Sharksworld.
@JarsonX (Comment 38) : And with that, please dont mention my pools on this site as its not related to Sharksworld.
@JarsonX (Comment 38) :
Well that is just ridiculous!! 👿
@JarsonX (Comment 39) : 😥 😳 oki
@wpw (Comment 40) : I’ll send u a cup for the cricket. Its white with gold trim and its made in China 😉
@JarsonX (Comment 42) : and does it fit in email ❓
@rekinek (Comment 43) : I could send photos he could stick on his wall or keep on his desk
I don’t really care who gets selected for England, so…whatever!!!
eish how the sharks could have done with a bradley barritt
but good luck to him and hope he has huge success
young man deserves his break
@JarsonX (Comment 44) : maybe he’ll even buy a frame
@JarsonX (Comment 42) : so you telling me not even the cricket won’t get a cup we work so hard on the predictions and not a cup 👿 nt even a half a cup a comp is comp thats is won fear and square ok tell what you can ask Rob KSA for a wining flag 😕 ❓
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eish one comp that Chaz might win and no Cup 😥 😥 😉
Well done Brad. Go kick some aussie ass!
@SharksRTB (Comment 49) : are you from Rustenburg 😉
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 37) :
Would be interesting to see the outcome, but then again this is a dictatorship not a democracy. 🙂
@KSA Shark © (Comment 51) : Will the SWC 2010 winner count for a cup or not 😎
@chaz (For you Bro) (Comment 52) : No.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 53) : 😥 😥 😥 😉
England team for Staurday’s test.
England: 15 Ben Foden, 14 Mark Cueto, 13 Mike Tindall, 12 Shontayne Hape, 11 Chris Ashton, 10 Toby Flood, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Nick Easter, 7 Lewis Moody (captain), 6 Tom Croft, 5 Tom Palmer, 4 Courtney Lawes, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Steve Thompson, 1 Tim Payne.
Replacements: 16 George Chuter, 17 David Wilson, 18 Simon Shaw, 19 James Haskell, 20 Danny Care, 21 Jonny Wilkinson, 22 Delon Armitage
Gee to see WC holder J Wilkinson as replacements what happened since then 😕
@chaz (For you Bro) (Comment 56) :
He Got Andre pretorius disease and has been injured for ages.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 57) : Thanks
@chaz (For you Bro) (Comment 50) : yes. Why ❓
@SharksRTB (Comment 59) : just asking 😉
@rekinek (Comment 29) : only catched on now oh my me a dum blond no Reniek my Bru passed on like 3 years ago and he was a lover of soccer and for England Manchester united etc so me doing it for him if he was alive he would of loved to see them play 😛
@chaz (For you Bru) (Comment 61) : sorry to hear about your Bru 😳 😳
Well done Brad..just sorry you are now lost to SA
Urm, I thought you said Barrit would be there?
@Original Pierre (Comment 64) : He was only flown in as cover. He was too late to make the 22.
But he has been spotted, and thats what is important.