Flood returns to England line-up

England manager Martin Johnson has named Toby Flood in the side to face Ireland on Saturday.The Leicester Tigers fly-half had been overlooked in favour of Andy Goode for the first two Six Nations games, but will now take over.Goode has dropped to the bench as a result, while there is still no place in the squad for London Wasps' Danny Cipriani.Cipriani had been first choice for the autumn international series, but disappointing performances meant Johnson has not yet featured him in the campaign.The inclusion of Flood is the only change to the starting side that lost to Wales in their last outing, as the manager searches for a way to beat the leaders and tournament second favourites.England are currently given odds of 9/4 for this weekend's match in online betting markets, having suffered their worst defeat to Ireland on their last visit to Croke Park in 2007.

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Posted on:- 25/02/2009 - 17:00 PM
Filed in:- Rugby Union Betting News