LIST | 5 Lions hopefuls who did their chances no favours this weekend - Ruck

LIST | 5 Lions hopefuls who did their chances no favours this weekend

These five contenders for next years British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa did their chances no favours with poor performances during the opening round of the Autumn Nations Cup.

We could have just picked five Wales players, but we’ve made it a maximum of two players per team…

1. Liam Williams (Wales)

Wales were shocking in Ireland and it’s a safe bet that Williams and James Lowe will not be exchanging Christmas cards, with the pair having fought a running battle for much of the game. The speedster was typically feisty but gave away a couple of penalties and couldn’t impose himself in attack. He’s got credit in the bank from 2017, but he has to be better than this.

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