Thomas causing Woodward to worry

Gareth Thomas’ chances of featuring for the Lions in the first Test against the All Blacks are receding almost by the day and it is becoming a cause of increasing frustration to head coach Sir Clive Woodward.

Thomas causing Woodward to worry
Wed, 01 Jun, 2005 - 16:11

Gareth Thomas’ chances of featuring for the Lions in the first Test against the All Blacks are receding almost by the day and it is becoming a cause of increasing frustration to head coach Clive Woodward.

If Thomas’s club side, Toulouse, repeat their Heineken Cup victory over Stade Francais in this weekend’s French championship semi-final, then the Welsh captain is unlikely to travel to New Zealand until after the final on June 11.

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