HALFBACKS:
10 Dan Biggar, 9 Conor Murray (c)
McGeechan said: “Dan Biggar is the form 10. He is a competitor, you see that in his attitude. And he’s the one that has the ability to draw out and adapt, attacking at different points.
FRONT-ROW:
1 Rory Sutherland, 2 Jamie George, 3 Tadhg Furlong
McGeechan said: “Forwards wise, I just think you need the technical expertise first and foremost,
“You’ve got to get the set piece right. I think Sutherland has gone well, Jamie George has been consistent and his lineout throwing is the best of anyone I believe, and that has to be right.
“Tadhg Furlong is quite simply, to me, a world class tighthead, so he is going to be so important to the Lions in their set-piece but also around the field