Maggie Alphonsi picks her combined Lions/South Africa XV

Rugby News
Thursday, 22 July 2021 at 11:14
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We've used Maggie Alphonsi's ratings of the starting teams for Saturday's first Test in Cape Town to form her combined XV based on her scores.
Who does she rate higher - the world champion Springboks or Warren Gatland's Lions?

BACK-THREE:

  • 15. Stuart Hogg (Lions) - 8/10
  • 14. Cheslin Kolbe (South Africa) - 8/10
  • 11. Anthony Watson (Lions) - 8/10

CENTRES:

  • 13. Elliot Daly (Lions) - 8/10
  • 12. Damian De Allende (South Africa) - 8/10

HALFBACKS:

  • 10. Handre Pollard (South Africa)/ Dan Biggar (Lions) - both 7/10
  • 9. Faf de Klerk (South Africa) - 8/10

FRONT-ROW:

  • 1. Wyn Jones (Lions) - 8/10
  • 2. Luke Cowan-Dickie (Lions) - 8/10
  • 3. Tadhg Furlong (Lions) - 8/10

SECOND-ROW:

  • 4. Eben Etzebeth (South Africa) - 8/10
  • 5. Maro Itoje (Lions) - 8/10

BACK-ROW:

  • 6. Tom Curry (Lions) - 8/10
  • 7. Pieter-Steph Du Toit (South Africa) 8/10
  • 8. Jack Conan (Lions) - 8/10

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