P172 ORACLE 172 Tue 1 Oct ITV 2129:11
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  
  Wales        
 
 Steve Ford was unable to train with the
 Welsh squad again but is still expected
 to be fit for Sunday's World Cup opjnju
 against Western Samoa.                 
                                        
 The Cardiff wing was unable to put his 
 boot on after being accidentally       
 stamped on his big toe bz lock Phil May
 in a training exercise on Monday.      
                                        
 The good news for Wales is that stand- 
 off Mark Ring appears to have made a   
 complete recovery from his knee        
 operation last month.                  
                                        
 Ring, who has 29 caps, looks certain to
 start against the Samoans on Sunday.   
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