The Telegraph pick their Lions squad to take on South Africa in 2021 - Ruck

The Telegraph pick their Lions squad to take on South Africa in 2021

Plenty of pundits have already had a go at guessing how the British & Irish Lions will line-up for the first test, but The Telegraph have gone one step further and tried to predict the whole squad.

Respected rugby scribe Mick Cleary, who is their chief rugby writer, has selected his 40-man squad.

There are a number of notable absentees…

IRELAND – 7

Selected: Robbie Henshaw, Tadhg Furlong, James Ryan, Iain Henderson, Josh van der Flier, Caelan Doris, CJ Stander

Notable absentees: Conor Murray, Johnny Sexton, Jacob Stockdale, Jordan Larmour, Garry Ringrose, Peter O’Mahony, Bundee Aki, Luke McGrath

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