A BITE OF BAD LUCK.Byline: ALEX SPINK THE Lions' injury jinx jinx n. 1. A person or thing that is believed to bring bad luck. 2. A condition or period of bad luck that appears to have been caused by a specific person or thing. tr.v. threatens to knock No.8 Andy Powell out of today's tour opener. The burly Wales star has been struck down by a hand problem, caused by a combination of insect bites and an impact blow in training. Ireland flanker Stephen Ferris Stephen Ferris is the name of:
Lions bosses will delay a decision until today. Assistant coach Graham Rowntree Graham Christopher Rowntree (born. 18 April 1971) is an English international rugby union footballer who plays loosehead prop for Leicester Tigers and England. Perhaps more remarkable is that his 45 caps came during the career of the world's 2nd most capped player, Jason Leonard. said: "We've got a couple of niggles but we've got various contingency plans." The tourists could bring in Jamie Heaslip at No.8 or move flanker Joe Worsley across and slot Tom Croft in at blindside. The setback comes after four Lions were ruled out before the squad even left home - Tomas O'Leary, Tom Shanklin and Jerry Flannery by injury, Alan Quinlan by suspension. Rowntree added: "I'm expecting an onslaught from the Royal XV. We are up against a very fired-up side." CAPTION(S): LATE CALL Andy Powell may be forced to miss today's game |
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