VERSATILE: 5 potential Lions who can play three or more positions
Rugby NewsTuesday, 13 April 2021 at 18:19
The British and Irish Lions squad will be slimmed down to cut Covid risk with chairman Jason Leonard confirming smaller party will jet off for South Africa
In an exclusive interview with Sportsmail’s Sir Clive Woodward, the former prop explained the logic behind having a small squad of 36.
With a smaller squad available to Warren Gatland, he may opt to select more versatile players to help him cover all bases.
Here we look at four players who can operate across three different positions.
#1. Tadhg Beirne (Ireland) - lock, flanker, No 8
#2. Henry Slade (England) - centre, fly-half, full-back
#3. Jack Nowell (England) - wing, full-back, centre
#4. Keith Earls (Ireland) - wing, full-back, centre
#5. Elliot Daly (England) - full-back, wing, centre
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- Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.JasonMarlow16-09-2026
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