Vickery to make 復帰

England 支え（る） Phil Vickery will make his first 外見 for six months when he lines up in Gloucester's pre-season friendly against Calvisano on Saturday.

Vickery last played in February, when he 苦しむd a serious arm 傷害 during a 首相の職 衝突／不一致 with west country 競争相手s Bath.

It ended his RBS Six Nations hopes with England, and also 難破させるd any prospect he had of making the Lions 小旅行する to New Zealand.

But after an 広範囲にわたる rehabilitation period, Vickery, who recently became a father for the first time, will return to 活動／戦闘 when Calvisano visit Kingsholm.

"I know I start 事実上 from scratch, but I just want to get out there, get on with it and get some matches under my belt," said the England World Cup 勝利者.

"I want to play as many games as I can. It has 明白に been tremendously 失望させるing, but I just want to get on with the season.

"It has been a good summer for me, and I am 肯定的な, looking 今後 to it."

There is no 復帰 yet though for new Gloucester 調印 マイク Tindall, Vickery's England 同僚, who also 行方不明になるd the Lions trip because of 傷害.

Gloucester 長，率いる coach Dean Ryan parades summer arrivals 略奪する Thirlby and Haydn Thomas in the starting XV, while two more - Peter Richards and Patrice Collazo - are on the （法廷の）裁判.