Wales and Lions legend Adam Jones has named his Lions XV to beat the Springboks in 2021.
“For Warren Gatland it'll be like playing Football Manager with an unlimited budget,” Jones told the Mail. “South Africa will be really good, too, so it'll be a heck of a tour.”
Jones won five Lions Test caps on the tours to South Africa in 2009 and the victory over Australia four years on.
The tighthead was part of the Lions team involved in that epic showdown with the Springboks in 2009, the year he famously tamed 'The Beast' Tendai Mtawarira.
DID YOU KNOW? He is one of a small group of Welsh players to have won three Grand Slams, including Gerald Davies, Gareth Edwards, JPR Williams, Ryan Jones, Gethin Jenkins and Alun Wyn Jones.
Here's who made his selection:
ADAM JONES LIONS XV:
BACK-THREE:
- 15. Liam Williams (Wales)
- 14. Jonny May (England)
- 11. Duhan van der Merwe (Scotland)
CENTRE:
- 13. Jonathan Davies (Wales)
- 12. Robbie Henshaw (Ireland)
HALFBACKS:
- 10. Owen Farrell (England)
- 9. Tomos Williams (Wales)
FRONT-ROW:
- 1. Rory Sutherland (Scotland)
- 2. Jamie George (England)
- 3. Kyle Sinckler (England)
SECOND-ROW:
- 4. Maro Itoje (England)
- 5. Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)
BACK-ROW:
- 6. Tom Curry (England)
- 7. Justin Tipuric (Wales)
- 8. Taulupe Faletau (Wales)
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