Woodward packs a Lions punch

THIS WEEKEND sees the long-awaited return of the Heineken Cup, but before we get into all that, did you SEE the Lions management team selected for next summer’s tour to New Zealand?

There was 26 of them named yesterday, that’s right ... 26 - countries have been annexed with less.

This enormous group includes two managers, seven specialist coaches, a lawyer, a chef, two doctors, three physiotherapists and a masseur. The partridge in a pear tree was unavailable for comment yesterday but is said to be very upset at his omission.