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The inside story on Warren Gatland’s five ‘strangest’ Lions call-ups

#2. Tom Court (Ireland) – 2013

Called in as cover for the injured Alex Corbisiero, Court was a highly surprising choice to be drafted in not least because his status as an automatic squad pick for Irish internationals was venturing on shaky ground at that time.

It just so happened, however, that he was holidaying in Australia at the time – minimal travel time seemingly something which appeals to Gatland. In all he played, 25 minutes against the Melbourne Rebels

DID YOU KNOW? He qualified to play international rugby for Ireland through his Grandfather

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