Sir Clive Woodward picks his Lions pack to dominate the Springboks
Rugby NewsWednesday, 23 December 2020 at 02:38
Speaking at a Q&A in September 2020, Woodward made his selection, revealing that Warren Gatland would need to go with raw power to compete with South Africa at scrum time.
Woodward, who coached the Lions in 2005, is the latest pundit to make his selection with Brian O’Driscoll, Sir Ian McGeechan and Will Greenwood all making their predictions.
Here is who Woodward picked in his forward, including five England players.
FRONT-ROW
Mako Vunipola(England), Jamie George (England), Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)
“My first-choice front row would be Mako Vunipola, Jamie George and Tadhg Furlong with Rory Sutherland, Luke Cowan-Dickie and Kyle Sinckler on the bench if required.”
SECOND-ROW
LOCKS: Maro Itoje (England) & James Ryan (Ireland)
“For me they are the two best locks anywhere at the moment. World-class.”
BACK-ROW
Tom Curry (England), Sam Underhill (England), Taulupe Faletau (Wales)
“In the back row I would now start with Tom Curry and Sam Underhill either side of Taulupe Faletau at No.8. Billy Vunipola and Justin Tipuric would have big roles to play off the bench.”
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