RugbyU: Lions' last-chance saloon for Shane Williams

AAP Sports News (Australia), June, 2009

AAP Sports News (Australia) 06-22-2009 RugbyU: Lions' last-chance saloon for Shane Williams by Luke Phillips (PICTURE) CAPE TOWN, June 22, 2009 (AFP) - Shane Williams, the IRB's world player of the year in 2008, has admitted he needs to pull out all the stops in the British and Irish Lions' game against the Emerging Springboks here on Tuesday to secure a spot for the second Test against South Africa on the weekend. The Ospreys winger added that he had at times felt burdened by the title of the world's best player in a season during which he has patently failed to fire on all cylinders. Williams' indifferent form saw him lose out to England's Ugo Monye for selection for the Lions' first Test match against the Boks, which the hosts ...

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