Cmon England!
On this week\u2019s podcast, Dave Woods meets members of England\u2019s World Cup squad at their training base in Wigan. Old hands Ryan Hall and Tommy Makinson join newer faces Matty Lees, Marc Sneyd, Andy Ackers and the \u2018Australian Yorkshireman\u2019 Victor Radley to look ahead to the tournament. They discuss the pride they felt when Shaun Wane called to inform them they were in the squad and their excitement as they look ahead to the potentially pivotal clash against a very impressive Samoan side which kicks things off on Saturday 15th October.
Timecodes:\n \n01:00 Journalist Steve Mascord and former Wigan scribe Phil Wilkinson discuss England\u2019s chances. \n05:50 Phil says he\u2019s excited to see Shaun Wane in charge of an international team.\n07:10 St Helens duo Tommy Makinson and Matty Lees say they\u2019ve enjoyed their Grand Final success, but now they\u2019re purely focused on England.\n10:30 They discuss facing Samoa in their first game and potentially the chance to play a Samoan-filled Penrith Panthers in the World Club Challenge in 2023.\n12:00 Record England try-scorer Ryan Hall says he\u2019s really proud to be a part of another international squad.\n14:30 He reflects on how close England were to winning the World Cup in 2017.\n16:25 Salford\u2019s Marc Sneyd and Andy Ackers admit they were both very surprised and emotional when they heard they\u2019d been selected. \n19:10 They discuss the very nervous speeches they both had to give in front of their new international team mates.\n22:00 Victor Radley explains his decision to pledge his allegiance to England rather than Australia.\n23:10 He talks about his Yorkshire roots and how his dad, a Sheffield Wednesday fan is looking forward to watching England play at Sheffield United\u2019s Bramall Lane! \n27:10 Finally, England team manager Colin Maskell reveals his role and how a 40-year friendship with Shaun Wane got him the job.