Former England captain Dylan Hartley has selected FIVE England internationals in his starting British and Irish Lions XV this summer.
Speaking on the RugbyPass Offload this week, Hartley picked his starting XV.
BACK-THREE:
- 15. Stuart Hogg (Scotland)
- 14. Anthony Watson (England)
- 11. Duhan van de Merwe (Scotland)
CENTRES:
- 13. George North (Wales)
- 12. Robbie Henshaw (Ireland)
HALFBACKS:
- 10. Dan Biggar (Wales)
- 9. Gareth Davies (Wales)
FRONT-ROW:
- 1. Mako Vunipola (England)
- 2. Luke Cowan-Dickie (England)
- 3. Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)
SECOND-ROW:
- 4. Maro Itoje (England)
- 5. Tadhg Beirne (Ireland)
Hartley said: "“For everyone wondering where Alun Wyn Jones is, and he’s the back-up to Mr Maro Itoje. They’re both workhorses. They’re both annoyingly good workhorses. So if one of them gets injured or you want to bring a like-for-like on, they’re very similar grafting players.”
BACK-ROW:
- 6. Tom Curry (England)
- 7. Hamish Watson (Scotland)
- 8. Taulupe Faletau (Wales)
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