Jim Hamilton selects strange 2021 Lions XV - and fans hate it
British and Irish LionsThursday, 17 December 2020 at 14:06
pundit Jim Hamilton has selected his starting British and Irish Lions XV for next year’s tour of South Africa with a number of surprise inclusions.
Unsurprisingly, England dominate the 2021 Lions XV with nine players while Hamilton has included three Irish men, two from Scotland and only one from Wales.
Jim Hamilton’s 2021 Lions XV:
BACK-THREE
15. Stuart Hogg (Scotland), 14. Anthony Watson (England), 11. Jonny May (England)
CENTRES
13. Nick Tompkins (Wales), 12. Manu Tuilagi (England)
HALFBACKS
10. Owen Farrell (England), 9. John Cooney (Ireland)
FRONT-ROW
1. Joe Marler (England), 2. Jamie George (England), 3. Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)
SECOND-ROW
4. Maro Itoje (England),5. James Ryan (Ireland)
BACK-ROW
6. Jamie Ritchie (Scotland), 7. Sam Underhill (England), 8. Billy Vunipola (England)
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- Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.JasonMarlow16-09-2026
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