Midweek players urged to stay positive

LIONS coach Clive Woodward has challenged his midweek players to rise above the disappointment of being excluded from the squad for this weekend’s first Test in Christchurch.

The Test 22 was all but named yesterday by their exclusion from the squad to face Southland in Invercargill tomorrow (8.10am Irish time). Head coach Clive Woodward had said following Saturday’s victory over Otago in Dunedin that none of his Test players would be considered for selection in midweek.

With a 45-man squad, that left the 22 selected for the Southland game out of contention.