PARIS: It just keeps getting better and better for England scrum-half Andy Gomarsall as his international Indian summer turns into a blazing World Cup heatwave.
A year ago Gomarsall was without a club and though he managed to force his way back into the England squad he was still third choice scrum-half behind Shaun Perry and Peter Richards coming into the tournament.
However, not only has the 33-year-old forced his way to the top of the pecking order, he has been one of England's best performers in their remarkable World Cup comeback and is itching to play in Saturday's semi-final against France.
“I'm still pinching myself a bit,” Gomarsall told a news conference in Paris yesterday, adding that he was pretty sure his international days were over when he was sacked by Worcester last year.
“I always felt there was some unfinished business with playing for England, there was a burning light there and I just kept going for it. I'm here now and just looking forward.”
That was something he was doing 12 years ago when he was called up as injury cover for Dewi Morris ahead of England's World Cup quarter-final against Australia, though he did not make the squad and had to wait a year for his first cap.
“Twelve years on it's happened again, though I would have hoped it wouldn't have taken this long to become involved.” – Reuters
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