#1. Cory Hill (2017)
What they said: “Wait, wait, wait, hear me out! You might be wondering, ‘why would a 30 cap international lock, who’s just won the Six Nations be a weird pick for the Lions?’ Well the answer is simple, Joe Launchbury.”
What we think: If it was purely based on form and pedigree, the likes of England captain Dylan Hartley and lock Joe Launchbury would have been on their way to Auckland from Buenos Aires. Brian O’Driscoll famously said of Hill, “I don’t even know who he is,”.
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