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Article: Williams is eager to roar for Lions; SOUTH AFRICA TOUR: One last chance to shine for 46-try Wales wing: RUGBY UNION.
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- Birmingham Mail (England)
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- May 18, 2009
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Byline: Andrew Baldock
SHANE Williams assembled for his final British and Irish Lions tour today, declaring: "I would like to go out with a bang." The 32-year-old Wales and Ospreys wing reported for duty at the Lions' Surrey training base, where preparations are set to begin in earnest ahead of departure next Sunday.
An in-form Williams could prove a Lions match-winner as the tourists look to emulate their 1997 Test series triumph against world champions South Africa.
But captain Paul O'Connell apart, Test places are up for grabs during the six-match schedule that prefaces the opening Springboks showdown in Durban on June 20.
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