Cardiff give up claim on Lions trio

Cardiff Blues will go into their crucial Heineken Cup play-off match next month without Lions Tom Shanklin, Gethin Jenkins and Martyn Williams.

Wed, 27 Apr, 2005 - 13:07

Cardiff Blues will go into their crucial Heineken Cup play-off match next month without Lions Tom Shanklin, Gethin Jenkins and Martyn Williams.

The play-off fixture – probably against Calvisano – takes place in Italy on May 29, four days after the Lions squad depart for New Zealand.

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