O’Callaghan’s tour tonic as O’Kelly withdraws from final Lions warm-up

MUNSTER’s Donncha O’Callaghan has been handed an unexpected opportunity to stake a claim to a Lions Test team slot in tonight’s final warm-up game against Argentina in Cardiff.

Mon, 23 May, 2005 - 01:00

Simon Lewis, Cardiff

O’Callaghan has been drafted in alongside England’s Danny Grewcock after Leinster’s Malcolm O’Kelly was forced to withdraw with an abdominal strain.

O’Kelly is expected to be fit for the British & Irish Lions’ first game in New Zealand on June 4th.

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Courts Rugby International Place: Cardiff Place: New Zealand Place: Bay of Plenty Place: Rotorua Place: Argentina Place: Italy Place: Ireland Place: Wales Place: South Africa Place: Australia Place: Samoa Place: France Place: Scotland Person: O’Callaghan Person: O’Kelly Person: Donncha O’Callaghan Person: Danny Grewcock Person: Malcolm O’Kelly Person: Simon Taylor Person: Scot Person: Ben Kay Person: Paul O’Connell Person: Grewcock Person: G. Dempsey Person: Lima Person: M. Burke Person: K. Maggs Person: S. Bobo Person: D. Humphreys Person: B. Redpath Person: A. Lo Cicero Person: F. Sheahan Person: D. Morris Person: G. Longwell Person: AJ Venter Person: O. Finegan Person: S. Sititi Person: E. Miller Person: R. Ibanez Person: C. Visagie Person: S. Boome Person: J. O’Connor Person: M. Robinson Person: T. Castaignede Person: K. Logan Organisation: Lions Organisation: Argentina Organisation: Leinster Organisation: British & Irish Lions’Organisation: England Organisation: Pumas Organisation: Scotland Organisation: Ireland Organisation: Samoa Organisation: Australia Organisation: Fiji

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