McGillvary: Time’s right for me to end my England career
Going: Good-good to firm in places
KENTFORD SWANSONG
TARSEEM KILMINGTON ROSE
PRINCE ESCALUS GROOM D’OUDAIRIES LAKOTA WARRIOR
MARK THE MAN ................................. J Tidball (7)
.................. ................................................................................ D Sansom (3)
......... D Noonan ............................ ....................................................................... B Ffrench-Davis (7) ............................. J M Davies
.............................. C Brace .............................. A P Heskin BETTING: Evens Ultimate Fame, 2 More Joy, 4 Kentford Swansong, 20 Craan Run, 33 Martha Burell, 50 Mabel Kingsmill, 66 Regal ‘n Bold. (16) P Nicholls 5 12-0 ......................................... H Cobden
(220) Miss G Haywood 10 12-0 ........... D Noonan
(18) Seamus Mullins 8 11-12 (D) ................... D Sansom (3)
(26) N Mulholland 7 11-6 ...................... A Wedge
(20) M Harris 4 11-3 .................................... B Harris (7)
(26) M Harris 4 11-2 ............................... M Bastyan
(29) J Flint 6 11-0 (C) .................. Charlie Price (3)
(227)AJones910-7(CD) ........... TJO’Brien
(16) C Down 6 10-6 ............................. J M Davies
(37) J Tickle 4 10-2 ............................. Sean Houlihan BETTING: 4 Zoran, 9-2 Appreciate, 5 Bagan, 6 Tarseem, 8 Gibraltarian, Minella Mojo, 10 Miss Marette, Full Aux Rois, 12 Others.
JERMAINE McGillvary has announced his retirement from international rugby league with immediate effect.
The Huddersfield Giants star turned 34 last month but was a part of national boss Shaun Wane’s latest squad and has been in excellent form in the Betfred Super League.
Many people expected McGillvary to push hard for a place at the World Cup – which is being held in England – at the end of this season, but the winger has now called time on a fine Test career.
A latecomer to the international scene, he did not debut with England until facing New Zealand at the age of 27 in 2015.
But the powerful wideman went on to represent his country with distinction, scoring 12 tries in 17 appearances before adding another four caps with Great Britain in 2019.
However, it was the 2017 World Cup where McGillvary came of age with a brilliant tournament Down Under.
He scored seven tries in five appearances, ran more metres than any other player in the competition and played in the final which England narrowly lost against Australia in Brisbane.
McGillvary was nominated for the Golden Boot as the world’s greatest player, and there was interest in him from the NRL.
Ironically, his last appearance on the international stage was against England when – not needed by head coach Shaun Wane – he scored for the Combined Nations All Stars in their win last June. McGillvary, who is Huddersfield born and only ever