The best never actually picked British and Irish Lions XV

BACK-THREE:

• 15. Chris Paterson (Scotland, 109 caps)
• 14. Jonny May (England, 70 caps*)
• 11. Sean Lamont (Scotland, 105 caps)

CENTRES:

• 13. Mike Tindall (England, 75 caps)
• 12. Danny Cipriani (England, 16 caps*)

HALFBACKS:

• 10. Jonathan Davies (Wales, 37 caps)
• 9. Peter Stringer (Ireland, 98 caps)

FRONT-ROW:

• 1. Duncan Jones (Wales, 57 caps)
• 2. Dylan Hartley (England, 97 caps)
• 3. Jeff Probyn (England, 37 caps)

SECOND-ROW:

• 4. Joe Launchbury (England, 65 caps*)
• 5. Gareth Llewellyn (Wales, 92 caps)

BACK-ROW:

• 6. Chris Robshaw (England, 66 caps)
• 7. Steffon Armitage (England, five caps)
• 8. Anthony Foley (Ireland, 62 caps)

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