4. Phil de Glanville (England)
You would have expected a decade long international career with England to be enough to push the Lions. Playing at centre he was capped 38 times by his country and posed a deadly threat with ball in hand. He was somehow left out of the 1993 and 1997 tours despite his fantastic form,
5. Chris Paterson (Scotland)
Paterson was a stalwart of the Scottish side for more than a decade in a variety of positions, winning 109 caps and becoming for a time the most prolific points-scorer in international rugby.
With the 2001, 2005 and 2009 tours all falling in his impressively consistent career it amazed many a rugby fan when his name was omitted from the Lions squad.