Twickenham hospitality news: England selection was 'big surprise' to Dan Cole
11/02/2010
Dan Cole has admitted that he never expected to be appearing in front of rugby fans with Twickenham hospitality tickets this year.
The Leicester Tigers tight-head has found himself becoming more prominent in England coach Martin Johnson's thoughts, following a solid debut after coming off the bench in the February 6th 2010 clash against Wales.
If all goes well for Cole, he may find himself in line to start for the forthcoming 6 Nations match with Ireland and the England v Barbarians showdown on May 30th 2010.
But the front-row forward has said that at the start of the season he was eager to impress Tigers coach Richard Cockerhill, not Johnson.
"You are not going to play for England unless you are playing for your club and so that was my aim at the beginning of the season," he noted, before going on to add that his call-up to the national side was a "big surprise".
Posted by Oliver Jakes