BACK-ROW:
6. Tom Curry (England), 7. Justin Tipuric (Wales) & 8. Taulupe Faletau (Wales)
Johnson said: “To do what Curry has done by the age of 22 is pretty special; to play the level he is so quickly has been done by very few players.
“Tipuric can do the forwards stuff as well as flying around the field. He has been around a bit and Gatland knows him as well, so that might be enough. I might just go with him in the Test team.”
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