not all eyes are on australia

captain
By David Hibell
July 23 2003

Bristols Paul Hodgson is called up as captain for the under twenty ones against Japan today in Englands second match in the U21 World Cup

The Bristol scrum half starts alongside team mate James Bailey with Chris Rowlands dropping to the bench after his try scoring match against Australia.

England retain three of the players who started that match but Paul is confident that the team will perform as a unit.

There is a brief interview with him on the official site, and I am sure that we will all be wishing him and his colleagues well.

Nice to be able to report on some good news for Bristol for a change!