The Lions XV to start against South Africa in 2021 - according to the odds

Warren Gatland will have a lot of tough calls to make between now and 2021 tour, but the bookies reckon they've already figured out who will be in the Lions starting XV against the Springboks

BACK-THREE:

• Fullback: Stuart Hogg (Scotland) - 1/3
• Wing: Jonny May (England) - 1/10
• Wing: Josh Adams (Wales) - 1/8

CENTRE:

• Outside-centre: Jonathan Davies (Wales) - 4/7
• Inside-centre: Manu Tuilagi (England) - 4/7

HALFBACKS:

• Fly-half: Owen Farrell (England) - 1/20
• Scrum-half: Conor Murray (Ireland) - 8/11

FRONT-ROW:

• Loosehead-prop: Mako Vunipola (England) - 4/11
• Hooker: Jamie George (England) - 1/10
• Tighthead-prop: Kyle Sinckler (England) - 1/7

SECOND-ROW:

• Lock: Maro Itoje (England) - 1/10
• Lock: James Ryan (Ireland) - 1/10

BACK-ROW:

• Blindside-flanker: Tom Curry (England) 1/5
• Openside-flanker: Sam Underhill (England) - 1/3
• Number 8: Billy Vunipola (England) - 1/5

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