Will Greenwood is the latest British & Irish Lions legend to pick his XV for the first test in his column for
Will Greenwood: Lions XV
BACK-THREE:
- 15. Liam Williams (Wales)
- 14. Anthony Watson (England)
- 11. Josh Adams (Wales)
Greenwood said: "I have loved watching Williams play for years and always smile when I see his name on the teamsheet."
CENTRES:
- 13. Elliot Daly (England)
- 12. Robbie Henshaw (Ireland)
Greenwood said: "Daly not played international outside centre for five years but Gatland keeps sticking him in there on this tour and he keeps delivering."
HALFBACKS:
- 10. Dan Biggar (Wales)
- 9. Conor Murray (Ireland)
Greenwood said: " Dan has done the hard yards. Never the Welsh public's favourite player and yet never shirks the responsibility in the famous Welsh number 10 jersey."
FRONT-ROW:
- 1. Rory Sutherland (Scotland)
- 2. Ken Owens (Wales)
- 3. Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)
Greenwood said: "Many selections are linked, and Ken gets the starters jersey due to his relationship with numbers five and eight."
SECOND-ROW:
- 4. Maro Itoje (England)
- 5. Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)
Greenwood said: "If AWJ is out there, fit, and available then he starts. I see the risk off the bench too much. Do not bring him on after 50 minutes and risk an injury to a replacement."
BACK-ROW:
- 6. Tadhg Beirne (Ireland)
- 7. Tom Curry (England)
- 8. Taulupe Faletau (Wales)
Greenwood said: "Life was never meant to be fair. Trying to pick between Watson and Curry is in the "unfair" category."
