Shaw handed Lions call-up

England and Wasps lock Simon Shaw has been called onto the Lions tour of New Zealand as a replacement for the injured Malcolm O’Kelly.

Thu, 02 Jun, 2005 - 12:08

England and Wasps lock Simon Shaw has been called onto the Lions tour of New Zealand as a replacement for the injured Malcolm O’Kelly.

The Irishman, 30, sustained a recurrence of an old groin injury in training yesterday that proved to be more serious than the Lions medical team first thought.

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Courts Rugby Heathrow Place: New Zealand Place: Auckland Place: Wales Person: Shaw Person: Simon Shaw Person: Malcolm O’Kelly Person: O’Kelly Person: Danny Grewcock Person: Brent Cockbain Person: Robert Sidoli Organisation: Lions Organisation: Wasps Organisation: England Organisation: England World Cup

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