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Haskell on track for a Hollywood ending!

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The Rugby Paper Team
28 May 2017

By NICK VERDIER
LIONS tours usually include a fairytale story along the way and Welsh legend Scott Quinnell reckons the 2017 version will have James Haskell in the starring role.
Injuries go hand in hand with Lions tours and the squad originally selected is never the one landing on the other side of the world.
Following Ben Youngs’ withdrawal last week, Billy Vunipola became the second player to pull out after revealing a recurrent shoulder injury would stop his involvement.
Warren Gatland called up Wasps back rower Haskell as a replacement and although the 32-yearold 75-cap veteran w...

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