Here is our alternative British & Irish Lions squad made up of players who were unlucky to miss out on Warren Gatland's squad for the summer tour to South Africa.
There were always going to be some tough calls and with competition for places fiercer than ever before, a number of classy players have been left disappointed
We pick a squad out of those players unlucky to miss out…
BACK-THREE: (7)
- Jonny May (England)
- Jack Nowell (England)
- Jacob Stockdale (Ireland)
- Hugo Keenan (Ireland)
- Darcy Graham (Scotland)
- Max Malins (England)
- Leigh Halfpenny (Wales)
CENTRES: (4)
- Manu Tuilagi (England)
- Henry Slade (England)
- Cameron Redpath (Scotland)
- Garry Ringrose (Ireland
FLY-HALVES: (2)
- Johnny Sexton (Ireland)
- George Ford (England)
SCRUM-HALVES: (3)
- Danny Care (England)
- Tomos Williams (Wales)
- John Cooney (Ireland)
PROPS: (9)
- Ellis Genge (England)
- Cian Healy (Ireland)
- Rob Evans (Wales)
- Kyle Sinckler (England)
- WP Nel (Scotland)
- Tomas Francis (Wales)
HOOKERS:
- George Turner (Scotland)
- Rónan Kelleher (Ireland)
- Stuart McInally (Scotland)
SECOND-ROW: (6)
- James Ryan (Ireland)
- George Kruis (England)
- Adam Beard (Wales)
- Jonny Gray (Scotland)
- Jake Ball (Wales)
- Richie Gray (Scotland)
BACK-ROW: (6)
- Sam Underhill (England)
- Billy Vunipola (England)
- Jamie Ritchie (Scotland)
- Josh Navidi (Wales)
- Peter O'Mahony (Ireland)
- Ben Earl (England)
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