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Lions 2021 ticket prices confirmed for South Africa tour

Lock-Forwards (5)

Need a combination of toughness and athletes in this position to compete with South Africa, so going with the following:

Willie John McBride (capt), Martin Johnson, Gordon Brown, Alun Wyn Jones and Paul O’Connell

I think I have a good blend with these selections which should secure good lineout ball and also have the doggedness for a battle with their South African counterparts.


Back-Row (6)

Balance is the key here, don’t want to select too many specialist open-side flankers or too many ball carriers as a need to compete at the breakdown as well. Bearing all that in mind, I have come up with the following:

Roger Uttley, Richard Hill, Mervyn Davies, Lawrence Dallaglio, Fergus Slattery and Sam Warburton

Some really tough choices here. But, I feel I have a good balance with players who can compete in the key areas I mentioned. Also, be able to carry physically into contact against the Springboks.

So there you have my squad, some outstanding players missing out, as you would expect with the long history of the British and Irish Lions. It would be wrong of me after selecting that squad not to choose my 23 for a fictitious test match, and here it is:

15/ JPR Williams

14/ Gerald Davies

13/ Brian O’Driscoll

12/ Jonny Wilkinson

11/ Jason Robinson

10/ Barry John

9/ Gareth Edwards

1/ Fran Cotton

2/ Keith Wood

3/ Graham Price

4/ Willie John McBride (capt)

5/ Gordon Brown

6/ Richard Hill

8/ Mervyn Davies

7/ Fergus Slattery

Bench

Hastings, B Williams, Holmes, Jenkins, Meredith, Carmichael, Jones, Dallaglio.

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