'Oops-a-daisy...'
Vickery got his retaliation in first (Emerick was also cited for dumping Olly Barkley in the second-half), saved a possible try and gave Brian Ashton the perfect get-out clause. Dropping the England captain after the first match might have been a harsh result of his pack's lacklustre display against USA, but a ban might save everyone's blushes. The bulky propping combination od Stevens and Sheridan might be hard to resist when it comes to selection for South Africa.