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Chris Robshaw picks Marler and Simmonds in his Lions XV

Speaking on RugbyPass Offload, former England captain Chris Robshaw has picked his starting XV for the first Test of the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa.

CHRIS ROBSHAW: MY LIONS XV

FRONT-ROW:

  • 1. Joe Marler (England)
  • 2. Jamie George (England)
  • 3. Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)
Tadhg Furlong

SECOND-ROW:

  • 4. Maro Itoje (England)
  • 5. Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)

Robshaw said: “Maro Itoje at 4. World class player, has big moments in games. One I’m not sure with, I’m going to go Alun Wyn Jones at 5. I’m going to make him captain as well. The way he led Wales in the Six Nations, the games he’s played, the leader he is.”

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