Quinlan in Lions wait

Alan Quinlan’s hopes of touring with the British and Irish Lions are in doubt after he was caught on camera apparently eye-gouging Leinster captain Leo Cullen in today’s Heineken Cup semi-final.

Quinlan, the veteran Munster flanker, was a surprise inclusion in Ian McGeechan’s 37-man squad and now faces an anxious wait to see whether the independent citing officer takes any action.