No Lions place for D’Arcy as McGeechan to stick with picks

GORDON D’ARCY’s slim Lions prospects were eliminated yesterday when head coach Ian McGeechan confirmed he would not be calling up a replacement for the injured Tom Shanklin.

Tue, 19 May, 2009 - 01:00
Edward Newman

Shanklin dislocated a shoulder two week’s ago playing for Cardiff and was ruled out of the six-week tour, which kicks off against a Highveld XV on May 30.

However, the failure of Lions-heavy Munster and Cardiff to reach next Saturday’s Heineken Cup final in Edinburgh has eased the pressure on the touring squad.

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