'Didn't go well' - The Lions XV predicted by experts back in 2017
Rugby NewsWednesday, 17 March 2021 at 15:31
Over the past few days we came across Wales Online's bold Lions XV that they predicted FOUR years ago...
It seems that back in 2017, they tried to bravely predict the starting team for their 2021 tour of South Africa - so now it's time to revisit their picks and look at how clever they actually were.
Sadly, their attempt did not go too well, with only a few of their players currently being tipped for selection.
So how did they actually do? You be the judge
BACK-THREE:
- 15. Anthony Watson (England)
- 14. Adam Bryne (Ireland)
- 11. Keelan Giles (Wales)
CENTRE:
- 13. Jonathan Davies (Wales)
- 12. Henry Slade (England)
HALFBACKS:
- 10. Finn Russell (Scotland)
- 9. Conor Murray (Ireland)
FRONT-ROW:
- 1. Mako Vunipola (England)
- 2. Ryan Elias (Wales)
- 3. Kyle Sinckler (England)
SECOND-ROW:
- 4. Maro Itoje (England)
- 5. Charlie Ewels (England)
BACK-ROW:
- 6. Mark Wilson (England)
- 7. Justin Tipuric (Wales)
- 8. Taulupe Faletau (Wales)
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- Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.JasonMarlow16-09-2026
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