Woodward defends taking big squad

Lions chief Clive Woodward today mounted a defiant defence of his controversial numbers game – and insisted it added up.

Thu, 07 Jul, 2005 - 08:25

Lions chief Clive Woodward today mounted a defiant defence of his controversial numbers game – and insisted it added up.

Woodward was widely criticised for taking a record 45 players on the 11-game New Zealand tour, and that figure reached 50 through the arrival of replacements Simon Shaw, Simon Easterby, Ryan Jones, Brent Cockbain and Jason White.

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