Balshaw ruled out of Lions squad

Full-back Iain Balshaw has been ruled out of the Lions tour to New Zealand with Mark Cueto taking his place in the 45-strong squad.

Tue, 17 May, 2005 - 14:49

Full-back Iain Balshaw has been ruled out of the Lions tour to New Zealand with Mark Cueto taking his place in the 45-strong squad.

Balshaw has failed to make a full recovery from the quadricep tear he suffered after four minutes of Leeds’ 20-12 Powergen Cup victory over Bath on April 16.

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