Attack best form of defence for Henson

AFTER spending Monday being kept out of the limelight by anxious Lions press handlers, Gavin Henson was once more the centre of media attention in Invercargill last night.

A well-deserved try in each half of the 26-16 victory over Southland was a timely contribution just hours before the Lions first Test team would be named with him seemingly missing from the list.

“It’s just nice to score two tries, my first for the Lions. It was good,” began Henson. “Obviously I was disappointed not being in the Test squad but that’s life.