Retired heroes: Lions playing no longer
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Joe Worsley is one of five Lions who have retired since the 2009 tour of South Africa
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Worsley was forced to end his illustrious career in November 2011 following a neck problem
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David Wallace walked away from the sport in May 2012 after failing to recover from a long-term knee injury
Wallace had first worn Lions colours in 2001 and went on to win three Test caps in '09
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Harry Ellis also succumbed to a knee injury just a year after returning from South Africa
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Ellis finally won a Test cap in the third international having been on the bench behind Mike Phillips
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Jerry Flannery's career was plagued by injuries and he was forced to quit in March 2012
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Flannery didn't even get on the plane to South Africa in '09 and his bad luck continued for the next three years
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A neck injury led to the end of Phil Vickery's career in October 2010 after two more Lions caps in 2009
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Vickery had previously won three Lions caps against the Wallabies back in 2001
Martyn Williams played on until the end of the 2012 season before retiring at the age of 36
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Williams first played for the Lions in 2001 and also toured in 2005
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Shane Williams was set to retire in June 2012, a year short of a third successive Lions tour
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Shane signed off in style for Wales, the Ospreys and the Lions but has since agreed a one-year deal in Japan
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