James Starts For England!

Posted 11.12.09

James was yesterday named as being in Martin Johnson’s starting line-up set to face Argentina at Twickenham on Saturday. “James has been in and out of the team so this is a big opportunity for him,” said Johnson. James will be starting at No 8 and said on hearing the news: “It’s another role I want to take on and do well at. I think that the strengths of my game are my tackling, competing for the ball and my ball-carrying and I want to bring those to bear at No 8. Nothing matters more to me than playing for my country.”

You can read the press reaction to James’s recall here:

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