DEAF RUGBY Wales vs England starting XVs & team news

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Last Updated on Saturday, 31 January 2015 12:34

Published on Thursday, 29 January 2015 17:01

Holders Wales Deaf Rugby host England Deaf Rugby at Cardiff Arms Park today in the Broadstreet Cup (1430ko).

Wales will start the match as favourites following their 36-3 win at the Arms Park in the corresponding fixture last January, followed up by a 30-0 win in the return fixture at Franklin Gardens, Northampton in May.

This year's return fixture date has been set for April 26 with a venue still to be confirmed.

Welsh wing wizard Gareth John (Tata Steel RFC) who scored two tries in May's win and ace kicker Celyn Ashton (Treorchy RFC) who scored 15 points both start for the holders, with Ashton switching from centre to full back and John set to win his 14th cap.

Welsh centre Wes Pooley (Minehead Barbarians RFC) who scored four tries in the corresponding fixture last year starts at 13 while the home side also includes Exmouth prop David Wellbeloved.

Cornish centre Ben Jordan (Penryn RFC) is one of six new caps, five of them in the starting XV, for England.

The England Deaf starting XV also includes Lydney RFC hooker Ollie Evans and Hartpury College RFC centre Cameron Roberts.

Royal Wootton Bassett RFC wing Liam Rowe begins on the bench.

• Centre of attention Minehead Barbarians Wes Pooley in action at the Arms Park last year image courtesy and copyright Taliesin Coombes 

Wales Deaf starting 15 Celyn Ashton (Treorchy RFC) 14 Dwayne Evans (Neath Athletic RFC) 13 Wes Pooley (Minehead RFC) 12 Gareth Thomas (Seven Sisters RFC) 11 Gareth John (Tata Steel RFC) 10 Richard Lewis (Dunvant RFC) 9 Sam Gallagher (Dunvant RFC) 1 David Wellbeloved (Exmouth RFC) 2 Dan Vella (Tata Steel RFC) 3 Rob Mills (Builth Wells RFC) 4 David Brake (Caerlon RFC) 5 Sean Driscoll (Rumney RFC) 6 Andrew Healey (Maesteg Quns RFC) 7 Jon Cudd (Morriston RFC) 8 Adam Brake (Caerlon RFC)

Ready on the bench 16 Simon Liles (Usk RFC) 17 Damien David (Taibach RFC) 18 Richard Jones (Nelson RFC) 19 Nigel Marcus Lear (Abersychan RFC) 20 Ryan Shallish (Dinas Powys RFC) 21 cCraig Field (Taffs Wells RFC) 22 Tim Parkinson (Milton Keynes RFC) 23 Jack Tugwell (Llandaff North RFC)

England Deaf starting 15 Guy Lavery (Unattached) 14 Andrew Flook (Sheffield Hallamshire) 13 Cameron Roberts (Hartpury College RFC) 12 Ben Jordan (Penryn RFC) 11 Max Thorne (Dunstablians RFC) 10 Tom Bridgeman (Kettering RFC) 9 Ollie Fountain (Hitchin RFC) 1 Matt Madsen (Cannock RFC) 2 Ollie Evans (Lydney RFC) 3 Joshua Sprules (Bletchley RFC) 4 Barney Reed (Pulborough RFC) 5 Kris Mannering (Guildford RFC) 6 Aaron Beesley (Hove RFC) 7 Luke Cheyne (Barkers Butts RFC, capt) 8 Jake O’Leary (Henley Hawks RFC)

Ready on the bench Richie McFie (Oswestry RFC), Tom Cowdale (Dudley Kingswinford RFC), Paul Cooper (Thurrock RFC), Ryan Arbon (Hitchin RFC) Grant Reynolds (Wolverhampton RFC) Liam Rowe (Royal Wootton Bassett RFC) Sam Scadeng (Sutton Coldfield RFC) Adam Faulkner (Oswestry RFC)

• Wales Deaf Women will play a 12-a-side demonstration match against England Deaf Women at Penallta RFC on Saturday (1200).

• @WalesDeafRugby on twitter

• England @DeafRugby on twitter

• Wales Deaf Rugby Union website

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