"I am not a fan of Vunipola," - Legend Jim Telfer picks his Lions XV

JIM TELFER: MY LIONS XV

BACK-THREE:

• 15. Stuart Hogg (Scotland) - "The Lions Test team always needs a little vision, X-factor if you like, in the ranks and that is what he brings in spades."
• 14. Anthony Watson (England) - "He is an experienced player, I have avoided the temptation to select any ‘bolters’, always opting for experience over youthful promise throughout the team."
• 11. Liam Williams (Wales) - "He is good in the air, obviously, but he offers a lot more than just that. Williams is a clever player and experienced."

CENTRES:

• 13. Garry Ringrose (Ireland) - "He is a tremendous player for Ireland and for Leinster. A safe defender with a sharp outside break."
• 12. Robbie Henshaw (Ireland) - "He makes the game look simple by doing the basics very well and almost always doing the right thing at the right time."

HALFBACKS:

• 10. Finn Russell (Scotland) - "I am not convinced that Gatland will agree with me but I have selected Finn at ten simply because he can win a match for you or enable someone to do so."
• 9. Conor Murray (Ireland) - ". I am not a great Ben Youngs fan and I think Ali Price has a few things to work on. I would back up Murray with Gareth Davies of Wales on the bench."

FRONT-ROW:

• 1. Wyn Jones (Wales) - He does it all, scrummages strongly, carries and defends with aggression
• 2. Ken Owens (Wales) - He has been crucial to the Welsh revival in the Six Nations following that forgettable autumn series.
• 3. Tadhg Furlong (Ireland) - Furlong is a big beast of a man and you need to meet and match the Springboks for power in the forwards

SECOND-ROW:

• 4. Alun Wyn Jones (Wales) - You need someone to inspire confidence in the dressing room ahead of kick-off, like a Martin Johnson character, and that is exactly what you get with Alun-Wyn who just gets better and better with age.
• 5. Maro Itoje (England) - Such an athletic and clever player, if you ignore the penalty count, Itoje has to be in the starting XV

BACK-ROW:

• 6. Tadhg Beirne (Ireland) - Another supremely intelligent player whether he plays at lock or in the back-row and I have him at six to match the power that the World Champion Springboks will field in their back row
• 7. Tom Curry (England) -  I have gone for Curry because he is Mr Consistency. If you saw him across the changing room you would know that you were going to get 100 percent effort from your open-side.
• 8. Taulupe Faletau (Wales) - "This was a relatively easy one for me as I am not a Billy Vunipola fan."

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