As opposed to 11 Irish men
How many of the Brave and Faithful made it?
Will Zeebs and Murray get to team up down under?
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Owens was decent in 6N. As was moriarty tbf still a strange call though
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The 12th British Lions selected to tour New Zealand.
Full Back
S.L. Halfpenny (Toulon & Wales), S.W. Hogg (Hawick, Glasgow & Scotland)
Wing
G.P. North (Northampton & Wales), J.T. Nowell (Exeter & England), T.S.F. Seymour (Glasgow & Scotland), A.K.C. Watson (Bath & England), L.B. Williams (Waunarlwydd, Scarlets & Wales)
Centre
E.F. Daly (Wasps & England), J.J.V. Davies (Llanelli, Scarlets & Wales), R. Henshaw (Buccaneers, Leinster & Ireland), J.B.A. Joseph (Bath & England), J.B. Payne (Ulster & Ireland), B.J. Teo (Worcester & England)
Out Half
D.R. Biggar (Swansea, Ospreys & Wales), O.A. Farrell (Saracens & England), J.J. Sexton (St Mary’s College, Leinster & Ireland)
Scrum Half
G.C. Murray (Garryowen, Munster & Ireland), R.Webb (Bridgend, Ospreys & Wales), B.R. Youngs (Leicester & England)
Loose Head Prop
J.W.G. Marler (Harlequins & England), J.C. McGrath (St Mary’s College, UCD & Ireland), M.W.I.W.N.A. Vunipola (Saracens & England)
Tight Head Prop
D.R. Cole (Leicester & England), T.P. Furlong (New Ross, Leinster & Ireland), K.N.J.S. Sinckler (Harlequins & England)
Hooker
R.D. Best (Banbridge, Ulster & Ireland), J.E. George (Saracens & England), K.J. Owens (Llanelli, Scarlets & Wales)
Lock
W.I. Henderson (Ballynahinch, Ulster & Ireland), O.M. Itoje (Saracens & England), A.W. Jones (Swansea, Ospreys & Wales), G.E.J. Kruis (Saracens & England), C.L. Lawes (Northampton & England)
Flanker
S.K. O’Brien (UCD, Leinster & Ireland), P.J. O’Mahony (Cork Constitution, Munster & Ireland), C.J. Stander (Shannon, Leinster & Ireland), J.C. Tipuric (Aberavon, Ospreys & Wales), S.K Warburton (Cardiff, Blues & Wales) captain
Number 8
T.T. Faletau (Bath & Wales), C.R. Moriarty (Gloucester & Wales), V.M.L. Vunipola (Saracens & England)
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Not unless Zeebs is found in the cargo bay when the plane lands
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Some set of initials on this lad.
Will shorten the summer for the Limerick lads anyway with the two local boys involved
That’d be some high jinx. I wouldn’t be surprised if Zeebs did something like that, jumping out of a suitcase like a jack in the box in the arrivals hall in New Zealand.
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The same lad is well capable of it allright
At least three lads on that tour that would be better off sitting at home letting their brain injuries heal, rather than have their heads battered around New Zealand. It’s almost immoral to bring them out for more punishment.
I would have thought that Donners would be more likely to do that.
Squad of 41 is farcical. Essentially Gatland has selected just about every conceivable candidate from Wales and Ireland, most from England and ignored Scotland.
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Don’t be stupid. He wouldn’t fit into a suitcase.
Silly me, of course.
Jared Payne, The Bogside, and Knocknagoshel’s CJ Stander deserve their selections.
Beautifully laid out.
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Moriarty was very good for an hour against England, otherwise fairly anonymous in the Six Nations. When Scotland walloped Wales by double scores, their backrow and in particular Hamish Watson obliterated the Welsh back row. None of the Scottish back row selected and all four of the Welsh back row that featured in that debacle were selected.
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