'They will take the game to South Africa’ - Will Greenwood leaves Maro Itoje out of his Lions XV
Rugby NewsSunday, 16 May 2021 at 18:30
Will Greenwood selected his Lions team for The Telegraph and has left out English forwards Mako Vunipola, Maro Itoje and Jamie George.
“Aggression, intensity and pace. This is a pack that will take the game to South Africa, spearheaded by the Irish all-rounders of Iain Henderson, Tadhg Beirne and Tadhg Furlong,” Greenwood wrote.
“Behind them, there is zip at half-back, mongrel in midfield and a back three that could go round, rather than through, the Springboks.”
BACK-THREE:
- 15. Stuart Hogg (Scotland)
- 14. Louis Rees-Zammit (Wales)
- 11. Liam Williams (Wales)
CENTRE:
13. Chris Harris (Scotland)
12. Robbie Henshaw (Ireland)
12. Robbie Henshaw (Ireland)
HALFBACKS:
- 10. Finn Russell (Scotland)
- 9. Conor Murray (Ireland)
BACK-ROW
- 8. Taulupe Faletau (Wales)
- 7. Tom Curry (England)
- 6. Tadhg Beirne (Ireland)
SECOND-ROW
- 5. Iain Henderson (Ireland)
- 4. Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)
FRONT-ROW
- 3. Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)
- 2. Ken Owens (Wales)
- 1. Wyn Jones (Wales)
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