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« Roger Uttley's thoughts on the Lions | | History in the making » May 3, 2009 Posted on 05/03/2009 Trouble in store for Quinlan Ian McGeechan will surely be looking for his second replacement in a fortnight after Munster flanker chose to go digging for Leinster skipper Leo Cullen's contact lenses during yesterday's pulsating Heineken Cup semi-final clash at Croke Park. The talk before the game had centred on possible tour-ending injuries to any of the 10 Lions in action in the all-Irish clash but instead it could be the indiscipline of one of his selections that has McGeechan returning to his stand-by list. McGeechan and his fellow coaches will be in Cardiff today for the Cardiff Blues v Leicester Tigers semi-final clash where they were expected to finalise a decision on who would replace scrum-half Tomas O'Leary in the squad after the Munster No.9 broke his ankle on domestic duty. Now, they will also have an eye on potential replacement backrow forwards with a possible citing hanging over Quinlan. The independent disciplinary officer, John Byett from England, has until 7.30pm on Tuesday to study the tape and decide whether the incident was worthy of a citing - what do you think? Recent history, including cases involving Northampton's Dylan Hartley (26 weeks) and his Saints team mate Neil Best (18 weeks), suggests that if Quinlan is cited and subsequently found guilty he could face a suspension that stretches into months and subsequently end his Lions tour before it has begun. England's Tom Croft, a surprising omission from McGeechan's original 37-man selection, is surely the front runner to step up - but he will be one of those on show in Cardiff today so let's wait and see where the next dramatic twist will play out. Comments
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