Liebe, Lust und Leben » 89th cap as she lines up opposite Rowe

DETROIT -- Tigers pitcher Jordan Zimmermann is hoping for a better comeback story this time around.The 30-year-old right-hander, who has spent more than a month on the disabled list with a neck injury in two separate stints since July 4, returns to the mound Saturday against the Orioles.?Detroit and Baltimore are battling for the second wild-card spot in the American League.Zimmermann is hoping to salvage the remaining weeks of the 2016 regular season after a second half that has become an injury-riddled nightmare.Its probably the worst feeling ever, knowing youve wasted two or three months and werent able to pitch and help this team, Zimmermann (9-5, 4.44) said of his prolonged absence.Its been particularly difficult when contrasted with what was a stellar start to his Tigers tenure -- he was 5-0 with a 0.55 ERA in April -- after inking a five-year, $110 million deal as a free agent last winter.The first couple of months were really good and probably better than I expected, Zimmermann said. The last two or three have been horrible, so hopefully I can turn it around for this last half of the month and finish strong, and hopefully we can make a playoff push.Zimmermann threw 80 pitches in his final rehab start with Triple-A Toledo on Monday. Though he experienced a drop in velocity, he felt he was able to locate better than in his previous attempt to return, which was derailed after an abbreviated outing on Aug. 4 when he surrendered six runs in 1 2/3 innings.Manager Brad Ausmus said Zimmermann was unlikely to throw more than 100 pitches Saturday, but he was far more cryptic when it came down to his plan for the rotation moving forward.The Tigers have ace Justin Verlander, Zimmermann and rookie Michael Fulmer occupying the top three spots, though the latter will be monitored down the stretch because of workload concerns.The rest of the rotation is composed of Daniel Norris, Matt Boyd and Anibal Sanchez, who has pitched better of late but has twice been relegated to the bullpen because of pronounced struggles and lack of consistency.Were going to wait and see what happens this time through the rotation, Ausmus said. ... I know you guys want to write in absolutes, but this is life, and life is not absolute. 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Wales lock Rowe recently signed for Richmond Women, who won the Premiership earlier this year with a 28-17 victory over Saracens in the final.With three of Englands match-day 23 named for the Six Nations fixture hailing from the London club, Rowe is relishing the chance to come up against some familiar faces, and says the mental battles have already begun. Im looking forward to it, Rowe told Sky Sports. I always wear my Wales kit to training to wind the girls up! They always dig at me for being Welsh whenever they can but I always take it on the chin because I beat them, so Ive always got that in my back pocket! Its all good banter between everyone.The victory Rowe holds against her team-mates came in last years Six Nations, a 13-0 win in Swansea in what was Wales second ever win over England. Rowe started in that game, but was forced to leave proceedings early with an injury.I went off after about 20 minutes, said Rowe. I sprained my AC joint in my shoulder which was pretty devastating at the time. Ill just say that I set the tone for the rest of the game!The second rower is confident that her side can match last years feat when they take the field this weekend.Theres no reason we cant do it again. They will be tough this year, they dont like to lose - especially to Wales! The majority of the team is the same as last year with the exception of a few new caps who add to the squad. Rebecca Rowe I think there was a lot of backlash after that in the press and probably in the RFU as well so I think they will probably be going out to set the record straight.But I think we are a better team this year. The majority of the team is the same as last year with the exception of a few new caps who add to the team, and were stronger and fitter.In this years tournament Wales have had mixed results. An opening-round defeat to Ireland was put aside for a win against Scotland before a monumental defensive effort kept France at bay for a 10-8 win that keeps them in the running for the title. Sportswomen joined the England team at their training camp in Surrey Coach Rhys Edwards has rewarded those involved in the bruising win in Neath by naming an unchanged starting XV for Saturdays game, with only one change to the match-day 23 as Mel Clay replaces Jenny Hawkins on the bench.ddddddddddddEngland, on the other hand, kicked off their campaign with a 32-0 victory over Scotland, followed by a tough 33-24 win in Italy before seeing off defending champions Ireland 13-9 at Twickenham.With three wins from three, England sit on top of the standings, and will see victory over third-place Wales as the next step to the title, but it will be a tough encounter to endure. Rowe says the new caps have added to an established Welsh squad Englands last stop in this years tournament is in France, but coach Scott Bemand is not looking past Saturdays battle.We know what an important game this is, said Bernard. Wales will come with confidence after their recent win where their defence was impressive to hold off the French.The starting XV hold a total of 568 caps between them - that is a significant amount of international experience.Englands starting side sees second row Tamara Taylor earn her 89th cap as she lines up opposite Rowe, while Abbie Scott moves to blindside flanker and Harriet Millar-Mills shifts to the bench.England women: 15 Katie Mason, 14 Lydia Thompson, 13 Lauren Cattell, 12 Ceri Large, 11 Lotte Clapp, 10 Amber Reed, 9 La Toya Mason, 1 Rochelle Clark, 2 Emma Croker, 3 Vickii Cornborough, 4 Emily Braund, 5 Tamara Taylor, 6 Abbie Scott, 7 Izzy Noel-Smith, 8 Sarah Hunter.Replacements: 16 Amy Cokayne, 17 Heather Kerr, 18 Bee Dawson, 19 Harriet Millar-Mills, 20 Poppy Leitch, 21 Bianca Blackburn, 22 Poppy Cleall 23 Leanne Riley.Wales women: 15 Dyddgu Hywel, 14 Bethan Dainton, 13 Hannah Jones, 12 Robyn Wilkins, 11 Elen Evans, 10 Elinor Snowsill, 9 Keira Bevan, 1 Catrin Edwards, 2 Carys Phillips, 3 Megan York, 4 Rebecca Rowe, 5 Shona Powell-Hughes, 6 Rachel Taylor (c), 7 Sian Williams, 8 Sioned Harries.Replacements: 16 Amy Price, 17 Cerys Hale, 18 Amy Evans, 19 Siwan Lillicrap, 20 Alisha Butchers, 21 Mel Clay, 22 Kerin Lake, 23 Adi Taviner.Watch England Women take on Wales Women on Sky Sports 5 from 5.55pm on Saturday Also See: Fixtures and results Six Nations table Pundits Rugby union video ' ' '