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John Barclay
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Barclay to miss rest of season
8 May 2009, 5:57 pm
Scotland flanker John Barclay has been ruled out of the rest of the season after injuring his foot in Glasgow's game against Leinster.
Barclay would have been a contender for a Lions call-up had Martyn Williams, the only genuine openside flanker in the party, or David Wallace been injured.
But now an injury picked up in the Warriors' Celtic League game last weekend against the Heineken Cup finalists has ruled out any possibility of a dream trip to South Africa.
Barclay was hailed by coaches and pundits alike for his performances in the 2008 November Tests and pencilled in for the Lions tour.
However, he was dropped by former coach Frank Hadden for the last game of the 2009 RBS 6 Nations after missing a crucial tackle on Peter Stringer in the Ireland match.
Barclay would have come up against another back-rower who surprisingly missed out on Lions selection, Ryan Jones, had he been fit to take his place in the Glasgow team for the league clash with the Ospreys on Sunday.
But his place has had to be taken by Opeta Palepoi, who will pack down at number six with Calum Forrester moving to the other side of the scrum in place of Barclay.
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