71.   Other players to qualify for the Ryder Cup side were Howard Clark, Mark James and David Gilford, with Walton and Johansson winning their first caps.

72.   Raphael Ibanez wins his first cap as a replacement.

73.   Raw young prop Barry Stewart won an unexpected first cap yesterday when tighthead Peter Wright failed a fitness test on a lower back injury.

74.   Shortly after that he was handed his first cap for Brazil in two back-to-back friendlies against Argentina.

75.   The absence of injured skipper Alan Shearer results in his elevation to the main squad and gives him the chance of earning his first cap in over two years.