Henson: Door open for Welshman
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Welsh international centre Gavin Henson could form part of the British & Irish Lions tour to Australia in 2013.
This is according to former Scotland and Lions ace Andy Irvine, who will manage the tour Down Under.
After taking a break from rugby and spending 18 months on the sidelines, 28-year old Henson recently joined English outfit Saracens.
But Irvine says Henson still has a long way to go in order to get back to the form which saw him win Grand Slams with Wales in the Six Nations Championship in 2005 and 2008.
"He really needs to get his head sorted out and get into physical shape because he's been out of the game for a long time now," Irvine told BBC Sport Wales.
"If he gets sorted he could potentially come into the reckoning again.
"An awful lot depends on what [Henson] wants to do.
"He really has to show he seriously means business and that rugby is his first priority."
Comments
rugby_rockstar says...
LOL! man! this must have been a really quiet news day!
Posted 15:15 30th August 2011
melkdave says...
should only go if he regains his form of the past and if no youngsters come through who can offer more imo.ATM thats a distinct possiablity
Posted 14:02 28th August 2011
BokkeJ says...
I say he should go. He could do a wicked ballroom dance at the opening of the first match, and in Australia he could get a real tan and stop wasting money on all the spray tans.
Posted 08:59 13th December 2010
KubilaKhan says...
Okay, so we call this plucking at straws. Henson isn't going to make it out of the Saracens(cause someone is going to hurt him) and where the ll is he gonna play on Wales? Let alone play well enough to make the Lions.
Posted 18:24 06th December 2010
papachinzo says...
It's 2010...... Its a World Cup, Two and a half Heineken Cups and Three Six Nation's away...
Posted 00:30 05th December 2010
senanoc says...
send him over now - one way ticket!
Posted 23:44 02nd December 2010
coonor says...
Hang on he hasn't even played for Saracens yet let alone Wales. He should be treated like every other player trying to gain a spot in the Welsh squad. He chose to leave rugby and now he should have to start from the bottom.
Posted 22:51 02nd December 2010
KiwiLad says...
Has the once great Andy Irvine had a labotamy?
Posted 08:40 02nd December 2010