Could more Irish players still decamp for coveted Lions duty?

The British and Irish Lions have already suffered some misfortune and sounded the SOS more times than they would have liked. It’s not beyond the bounds of reason that someone involved here in Iberia could have their season’s duties extended yet

Jamie Osborne is the latest to swap green for red down under. Picture: Ben Brady/Inpho

Lisbon marks the season's finishing line for the men in green. Or does it?

The likelihood is that every man jack of Paul O’Connell’s Ireland squad will be able to pack their sun cream and shorts and make for the beach safe in the knowledge that there will be no urgent phone calls from Australia.