Sale’s Hodgson targeting Blues as England prospects reopen

FORGOTTEN England fly-half Charlie Hodgson has reappeared on Martin Johnson’s selection radar – and Cardiff Blues could find out why today.

Sat, 16 Jan, 2010 - 00:00

Andrew Baldock

Hodgson has had more than 18 months to reflect on his last Test match appearance.

It proved a painful evening for him in Auckland when New Zealand midfield battering ram Ma’a Nonu inflicted all kinds of defensive troubles on the Sale Sharks playmaker.

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Courts Rugby Place: England Place: Auckland Place: New Zealand Place: Welsh Place: Edgeley Park Place: Europe Place: Stade Marcel Michelin Place: Welford Road Place: France Place: Liberty Stadium Place: Stade Jean Bouin Place: Kingsholm Person: Hodgson Person: Charlie Hodgson Person: Martin Johnson Person: Ma’a Nonu Person: Jonny Wilkinson Person: Paul Grayson Person: Rob Andrew Person: Jonathan Webb Person: Johnson Person: Danny Cipriani Person: Sale Person: David Young Person: Young Person: Shane Williams Person: James Hook Person: Sean Holley Event: Heineken Cup Event: Christmas Event: Amlin Challenge Cup Event: Heineken Event: French championship Event: Guinness Premiership Organisation: Blues Organisation: England Organisation: Cardiff Blues Organisation: Sale Sharks Organisation: England Saxons Organisation: Toulouse Organisation: Harlequins Organisation: Sharks Organisation: Cardiff Organisation: Blues’Organisation: Ospreys Organisation: Clermont Auvergne Organisation: Leicester Organisation: Tigers Organisation: Wales Organisation: Bath Organisation: PARIS Organisation: Stade Francais Organisation: Heineken Organisation: Gloucester Organisation: Biarritz

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