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England announce team for Argentina opener

Thursday 8 September 2011, 4:17PM

By Rugby World Cup 2011

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Wing Delon Armitage makes his Rugby World Cup debut in England's Pool B opening match against Argentina
Wing Delon Armitage makes his Rugby World Cup debut in England's Pool B opening match against Argentina Credit: RWC

AUCKLAND

England manager Martin Johnson on Thursday announced his team to play their opening match in Pool B against Argentina at Otago Stadium, Dunedin, on Saturday, 10 September.

England:

1. Andrew Sheridan
2. Steve Thompson
3. Dan Cole
4. Louis Deacon
5. Courtney Lawes
6. Tom Croft
7. James Haskell
8. Nick Easter
9. Richard Wigglesworth
10. Jonny Wilkinson
11. Delon Armitage
12. Mike Tindall (c)
13. Manu Tuilagi
14. Chris Ashton
15. Ben Foden

Replacements:

16. Dylan Hartley
17. Matt Stevens
18. Tom Palmer
19. Tom Wood
20. Ben Youngs
21. Toby Flood
22. Matt Banahan