Zebo gets Lions chance

When Simon Zebo hopped into an ice bath with his phone in his pocket on Friday, the young Irish rugby star wasn’t to know that the Lions would be trying to get through to him within 24 hours.

The director of operations for the Lions, Guy Richardson, instead managed to get in touch with Ireland manager Mick Kearney and when Zebo arrived back to the team hotel after Saturday evening’s 15-12 victory over the US Eagles, he was told the good news.

The Corkman left the US last night with a new found spring in his step having previously admitted to extreme disappointment at being left out of the tour Down Under. Now he intends to make the most of a chance that arose in unfortunate circumstances after Tommy Bowe broke a hand in Brisbane on Saturday.