#4. Joe Launchbury
Similar to North, the second-row suffered a serious injury only two weeks before Gatland announces his 36-man Lions squad. The 30-year-old was forced off during the Premiership win over Bath last weekend and scans show he has ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament.
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