Will Greenwood leaves Maro Itoje OUT of his Lions XV

WILL GREENWOOD - LIONS XV

BACK-THREE:

• !5. Stuart Hogg (Scotland) - ". His confidence is sky high, and vice-captaincy might be an option."
• 14. Lous Rees-Zammit (Wales) - "This kid is no fluke. He's been sensational."
• 11. Liam Williams (Wales) - " I must have Williams in my starting XV though. A truly exceptional rugby player."

CENTRES:

• 13. George North (Wales) - "I am loathe to pick a winger at centre, as an ex-centre and always protective of specialists, but George has answered all the questions."
• 12. Robbie Henshaw (Ireland) - "The best centre of the Championship. Judged purely on the last two months there is no debate."

HALFBACKS:

• 10. Johnny Sexton (Ireland) - " Control, goalkicking, temperament, toughness and leadership."
• 9. Conor Murray (Ireland) - "The best."

FRONT-ROW:

• 1. Wyn Jones (Wales) - "Outstanding all championship, Wyn was picked in my team of the weekend three times."
• 2. Ken Owens (Wales) - "The Sheriff all day long."
• 3. Tadhg Furlong (Ireland) - "Cracking options across all four home nations but Furlong was and is a titan. "

SECOND-ROW:

• 4. Iain Henderson (Ireland) - "What a championship he has had. He is a huge bloke, who does everything."
• 5. Alun Wyn Jones (Wales) -  "It is simply impossible to leave this man out, and it is also impossible not to have him as captain."

BACK-ROW:

• 6. Tadhg Beirne (Ireland) - "More supermen to choose from. But how do you leave this fella out? You cannot."
• 7. Tom Curry (England) - "The only Englishman to make my starting XV on the back of what we have seen. Huge defender, ball carrier and jackaller."
• 8. Taulupe Faletau (Wales) - "When the big games come around Faletau laces up. What a few weeks he has had."

REPLACEMENTS:

• 16. Rob Herring (Ireland)
• 17. Rory Sutherland (Scotland)
• 18. Kyle Sinckler (England)
• 19. Maro Itoje (England)
• 20. Justin Tipuric (Wales)
• 21. Tomos Williams (Wales)
• 22. Dan Biggar (Wales)
• 23. Anthony Watson (England)

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