むちの跡s 飛行機で行く-half James Hook 手渡すd surprise Lions call-up as 負傷させるd 十分な-支援する Leigh Halfpenny becomes 最新の 小旅行する 死傷者

By Sportsmail Reporter
Updated: 10:27 BST, 23 May 2009

むちの跡s' James Hook has been called up to the British and Irish Lions squad as a 交替／補充 for the 負傷させるd Leigh Halfpenny.

Lions 小旅行する 経営者／支配人 Gerald Davies 確認するd this morning 飛行機で行く-half Hook will 取って代わる Halfpenny with the latter returning to Cardiff for 治療 on his thigh 傷害.

Davies remains 希望に満ちた Halfpenny may be able to join the squad later in the 小旅行する while Hook has been pulled out of むちの跡s' 小旅行する to Canada and the 部隊d 明言する／公表するs ーするために team up with Ian McGeechan's squad.

Fill your boots: むちの跡s 飛行機で行く-half James Hook comes in for Leigh Halfpenny

Davies said this morning: 'Leigh Halfpenny has returned to Cardiff where he is to を受ける 治療 for his thigh 傷害.

'As the 傷害 means he will 行方不明になる the start of the 小旅行する Ian McGeechan and his fellow selectors have called up James Hook to the squad for the 小旅行する to South Africa.'

長，率いる coach McGeechan 認める Hook's ability with the boot was a factor in their 決定／判定勝ち（する） to select him rather than 十分な 支援する Delon Armitage, a like-for-like 交替／補充 for Halfpenny.

約束: Lions 長，率いる coach Ian McGeechan

'After analysing our 必要物／必要条件s for a 交替／補充 as we 長，率いる to South Africa on Sunday we decided that James was the ideal person to come into the 小旅行する squad,' he said.

'A very important consideration for us was to 強化する the goal kicking 選択s in the squad.

'James is an 遂行するd goal kicker and has 得点する／非難する／２０d over 200 points for his country in his 33 外見s. Also, he has played at 飛行機で行く half, centre and fullback for むちの跡s but is also comfortable at outside centre.

'He is very familiar with other 支援するs in the squad having played in the same Welsh team as マイク Phillips, Stephen Jones, Jamie Roberts, Shane Williams and 物陰／風下 Byrne.

'Three of these also play in the Ospreys team with him that also 含むs Tommy 屈服する. Therefore there is an 存在するing understanding between all of these players.'

McGeechan also thanked the Welsh Rugby Union for their co-操作／手術.

'James has been pulled out of the むちの跡s 小旅行する to Canada and USA by the Welsh Rugby Union,' he said.

'He was 予定 to leave with them today for Canada but instead James will now join us in （軍の）野営地，陣営 in Bagshot. We are very 感謝する to the WRU for 解放（する）ing James for the British and Irish Lions 小旅行する.'

Ospreys 星／主役にする Hook is the 最新の in a line of 交替／補充s に引き続いて 傷害 撤退s from the squad.

Scotland hooker Ross Ford was called up on Friday to 取って代わる the 負傷させるd Jerry Flannery after the Irishman tore 肘 ligaments in training.