The Lions squad for their match against the Brumbies was announced over the weekend amid much fanfare at the inclusion of Shane Williams.
Williams has been brought from Japan to take up a position on the wing thanks to ever increasing injury concerns over George North and Alex Cuthbert . While Williams inclusion is a surprise, and no doubt a big disappointment for all those other international wingers currently on tours around the world, there is some logic behind the selection given the logistics of getting other players out to Oz in time for any meaningful impact. However it does smack of a Larne Legends XV tour to far off lands where every walking person with a vague connection is called in to supplement a drink destroyed touring party – ah the days!
I remember one trip we only had 12 players available for our one and only fixture and we had to make up the team from the parents of a visiting Welsh youth side and on another our resources were so depleted we had to let Ricky Kelly play! While such tours become the things of legend it doesn’t, to me anyway, set the right tone for the Lions!
Sadly . . .
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