Ospreys wing out of tour

From: South Wales Evening Post | Date: May 13, 2008 | Copyright information

Ospreys wing Nikki Walker has withdrawn from Scotland's squad to play two Tests against Argentina next month.

The powerful wing has failed to recover from the stress fracture of the lower leg th...

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