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Paul Kimmage: Old friends Geordan Murphy and Matt Hampson are still bringing out the best in each other

Paul Kimmage: Old friends Geordan Murphy and Matt Hampson are still bringing out the best in each other

But by Tuesday, he had joined up with Clive Woodward's 45-man Lions squad in the plush Vale of Glamorgan Hotel just outside Cardiff, about to embark on the trip of a lifetime to New Zealand. Then yesterday, he was named in the first Lions side to play on British or Irish soil, for the pre-tour warm-up game against Argentina at the Millenium Stadium next Monday.

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