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Article: Shane admits he's entering 'last-chance saloon'

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June 23, 2009
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Shane Williams admits he will enter the last-chance saloon tonight in an attempt to rescue his British and Irish Lions Test ambitions.

Reigning world player of the year Williams has been left behind in the Test team running by rival wings Tommy Bowe and Ugo Monye.

While the Lions' first Test picks can boast eight tries between them on tour, Williams has not yet broken his duck.

And he is realistic enough to know a Newlands appointment with the Emerging Springboks could leave any future Lions prospects parked permanently in the hard shoulder.

At 32, Williams appears highly unlikely to be part of another Lions adventure, and an ineffective display tonight might well close the book on that ...

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