{"id":6954,"date":"2012-01-11T20:34:49","date_gmt":"2012-01-11T18:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/01\/update-2-rugby-new-faces-new-era-for-england\/"},"modified":"2012-01-11T20:34:49","modified_gmt":"2012-01-11T18:34:49","slug":"update-2-rugby-new-faces-new-era-for-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/update-2-rugby-new-faces-new-era-for-england\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE 2-Rugby-New faces, new era for England"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n

* England cut last ties with class of 2003<\/span><\/p>\n

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* Nine uncapped players in Lancaster’s first squad<\/p>\n

(Writes through, adds details)<\/p>\n

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By Mitch Phillips<\/p>\n

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LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) – England turned to a raft of
\nnew names on Wednesday as caretaker coach Stuart Lancaster
\ndiscarded several high-profile players when he named a
\nfresh-faced squad that will aim to repair the team’s bruised
\nreputation.<\/p>\n

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The experienced Mike Tindall, Nick Easter and Mark Cueto
\nwere among those omitted from the 32-man elite player squad as
\nEngland seek to put behind them a dismal World Cup campaign
\ndogged by scandal and defend their Six Nations title next month.<\/p>\n

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Nine uncapped players were selected, as well as four who
\nhave one cap, with the squad featuring 13 changes from last
\nyear’s World Cup trip to New Zealand that ended with a
\nquarter-final defeat by France.<\/p>\n

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“It’s about a new era for English rugby,” Lancaster told a
\nnews conference at the team’s temporary training base in the
\nnorthern city of Leeds.<\/p>\n

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“Hopefully, with the selection that we’ve done we’ve picked
\na side that’s exciting, talented and that’s going to be
\ncommitted to getting us back where we want to be at the top of
\nthe game.”<\/p>\n

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Among the uncapped arrivals were Owen Farrell, son of former
\ninternational and current assistant coach Andy, and Ben Morgan,
\nthe Scarlets number eight who turned down an approach from
\nWales.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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