Phil Vickery

...Easter back with open arms as a peerless specialist No 8. However, the situation is far less positive when it comes to prop options, as Phil Vickery and Andrew Sheridan continue their rehabilitations from surgery. Tim Payne has been exposed...

In this article: Jonny Wilkinson, England, New Zealand, Martin Johnson, Six Nations, Jimmy Cowan, Lewis Moody, All Blacks, and Steve Borthwick

...is his most pressing task. Yes, he wants his injured players back. Delon Armitage, Riki Flutey, Mike Tindall in his back line. Phil Vickery, Andrew Sheridan, Nick Easter and Tom Rees in the pack. But right now what England need more than...

In this article: Martin Johnson, England, New Zealand, All Blacks, Six Nations, Nick Easter, and Andrew Sheridan

...such as Delon Armitage, Riki Flutey and even Mike Tindall should be available. Johnson can only wish props Andrew Sheridan and Phil Vickery mend more quickly than expected because the scrum is an area in which England are now more...

In this article: Steve Borthwick, Martin Johnson, England, All Blacks, Six Nations, Jonny Wilkinson, and New Zealand

...Delon Armitage and centre Riki Flutey could be back for the Six Nations. But the damaged pair of props, Andrew Sheridan and Phil Vickery, remain likely to be absent for the long term. Hopefully the injured guys will come back and...

In this article: Martin Johnson, England, World Cup, Six Nations, All Blacks, RFU, and Jonny Wilkinson

...too, that Johnson is overfond of players of his vintage. While it might be acceptable to persevere with elder statesmen such as Phil Vickery (33), Joe Worsley (32) and Simon Shaw (36), on the basis that they can provide the comfort...

In this article: Martin Johnson, England, Steve Borthwick, Ben Kay, Julian White, France, and Six Nations

...for a neck/shoulder injury so Doran-Jones, 24, has been brought into the 32-man squad as cover. With props Andrew Sheridan, Phil Vickery, Julian White, Matt Mullan and Alex Corbisiero all unavailable because of injury, as well as Lions...

In this article: Alex Ferguson, The Football Association, Robert Enke, Dean Ashton, Manchester United, Alan Wiley, and Premier League

...noted that England have been extraordinarily unfortunate with injuries in the build up to this series, missing influential players such as Phil Vickery, Andrew Sheridan, Nick Easter, Riki Flutey and Mike Tindall. Undoubtedly, these senior...

In this article: England, Martin Johnson, Shane Geraghty, New Zealand, Argentina, Matt Banahan, Mike Tindall, and Ugo Monye

...to have arisen because of mixed messages received from the coaching staff, by taking control of the tactical plan. Mike Catt, Phil Vickery, Lewsey and Lawrence Dallaglio were amongst the core group that came up with a style of rugby...

In this article: Josh Lewsey, World Cup, England, Brian Smith, Martin Johnson, Argentina, and United front

...he was in, I don't know. "But Phil is a bit special and if anyone can come back from this sort of operation, it's Phil. That's certainly his intent. "He knows he can do the rehab, he's done it before. He needs to go through the rehab...

In this article: RBS 6 Nations, Wasps, England, Medical advice, Surgery, Racing Metro, and Wales

Page last updated at 13:46 GMT, Friday, 6 November 2009 Vickery has made 73 appearances for England London Wasps prop Phil Vickery has undergone a successful operation on his injured neck. The 33-year-old suffered the injury during...

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