We now know the names of all the players starting to for the British & Irish Lions today, but we bet you didn't know all of these interesting facts.
Meet the team!
15. Stuart Hogg: In 2012, following his Scotland debut, he discovered he was a distant relative of George Best. A close relative of Best recognised the link after seeing Hogg play on television.
14. Louis Rees-Zammit: At 12 he was told by Cardiff Blues he wasn’t good enough to make it as a pro rugby player , while at 16 and studying at Hartpury College he was told he’d never win a Wales cap Yet at 18 he had scored five tries in his first three starts for Gloucester and by 19 had played in four Tests for Wales.
13. Chris Harris: In June 2013, while still playing in National League One side Tynedale, Harris scored a try for England Counties XV against Belgium. The centre is Scottish qualified through his Edinburgh born grandmother
12. Owen Farrell: He was not at first registered as a Farrell, but took mum Colleen’s family name of O’Loughlin. The couple married in 1995, changing Owen’s surname to Farrell the following year.
11. Josh Adams: He made his first and only Scarlets appearance in the Anglo-Welsh Cup defeat to Cardiff Blues in 2014 before being released as a teenager
10. Finn Russell: After secondary school, Russell worked for three years as an apprentice stonemason.
9. Ali Price: The scrum-half is currently dating Content Creator/Youtuber Anneka Madgett - who covers a variety of topics including self love, mental health, fashion, makeup, food & fitness!
1. Wyn Jones: He played in every game as Wales reached the semi-final of the World Cup in 2019, starting all but the pool encounter with Uruguay and the third-place play-off against New Zealand.
2. Jamie George: After serving his apprenticeship behind Schalk Brits, George became a key member of Saracens’ all-conquering side and had already won three Premiership titles at the age of 26
Schalk Brits of Saracens gives a thumbs up to the Saracens Fans after the win during the Aviva Premiership Final between Exeter Chiefs and Saracens at Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, London on May 26. - PHOTO: Cameron Geran/PPAUK/Aviva
3. Kyle Sinckler: The England prop revealed an odd morning habit during his recent chat with former Harlequins teammate Mike Brown for the Mail Online, revealing he starts his day with a shot of cider vinegar
4. Jonny Hill: The second-row is the nephew of former Rugby League international Paul Loughlin.
5. Maro Itoje: It is commonly known that Itoje is the cousin of Bath’s loosehead prop Beno Obano. However Gloucester speedster Ollie Thorley is also technically Itoje’s cousin after his grandfather re-married a Nigerian woman who is the Saracens lock’s aunt.
6. Courtney Lawes: He is a product of Northampton Old Scouts, the same club that produced his former teammate Rob Milligan as well as Ben Cohen and Steve Thompson
7. Hamish Watson: Before moving to Scotland to take up a central contract with the national sevens squad in 2011, Watson was a part of the Leicester Tigers Academy.
8. Taulupe Faletau: As a young boy, his school friends struggled to pronounce his Tongan name, and so he picked up the nickname Toby.
