Former England international Maggie Alphonsi has included just two English players in her starting British and Irish Lions test team.
The World Cup winner was on punditry duty for Sky Sports after the Lions’ first game on South African soil and was tasked with selecting the starting 15 for the tourists’ first test against the Springboks.
Check out Maggie Alphonsi’s Lions starting test XV below.
BACK-THREE:
- 15. Stuart Hogg (Scotland)
- 14. Liam Williams (Wales)
- 11. Josh Adams (Wales)
CENTRES:
- 13. Robbie Henshaw (Ireland)
- 12. Owen Farrell (England)
HALFBACKS:
- 10. Dan Biggar (Wales)
- 9. Conor Murray (Ireland)
FRONT-ROW:
- 1. Wyn Jones (Wales)
- 2. Ken Owens (Wales)
- 3. Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)
SECOND-ROW:
- 4. Maro Itoje (England)
- 5. Iain Henderson (Ireland)
BACK-ROW:
- 6. Tadhg Beirne (Ireland)
- 7. Hamish Watson (Scotland)
- 8. Jack Conan (Ireland)
