Lions Tour: Greening ruled out of Lions Tour

Phil Greening has been officially ruled out of the Lions’ tour of Australia.

Fri, 15 Jun, 2001 - 08:30

Phil Greening has been officially ruled out of the Lions’ tour of Australia.

The England hooker, who suffered a knee ligament injury during training last week, will remain in Australia for treatment though, and could conceivably be used as squad cover if he regains full fitness.

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