Gregory, who played for the club and served as manager between 1998 and 2002, was the main speaker at the sold-out charity dinner, which attracted more than 100 guests, including Villa U23 coach George Boateng, 1982 European Cup winner Gary Shaw, andIn the Line of Dutystar and Villa fan Nigel Boyce. "There has been a very high technical standard overall from the players and they have shown their quality." "It adds a little bit more to it," Tomkins said. "It's not only a World Cup game with points on the line, but also bragging rights for next year so we'll be making sure we perform well against France."©2021 Sky UK "In 2007, I went to the World Championships as a reserve, I wasn't even there to run and I remember being there and they called on me to run and I was like 'no, I'm not running'. I was crying because I didn't want to run!