Croft ready to join Lions’ big game hunt

TOM CROFT is determined to seize his chance should the Lions ask him to replace the suspended Alan Quinlan for the tour to South Africa.

The England and Leicester back row was considered the unluckiest player to miss out on selection for the original 37-man party.

Instead, Quinlan was a surprise pick by head coach Ian McGeechan, who must now revise his plans in light of the Munster man’s 12-week ban for making contact with the eye area of Leo Cullen in the Heineken Cup semi-final.