2017 Lions Tour

[Vocal Minority]

Ultimately considerably more sensible than the rumours put about would have everyone believe.

Still think Launchberry is hard done by v Kruis

[hornetrider]

Vocal Minority said:

Leaked list all sorts of wrong

Dan Biggar, Elliot Daly, Jonathan Davies, Owen Farrell, Leigh Halfpenny, Robbie Henshaw, Stuart Hogg, Jonathan Joseph, Conor Murray, George North, Jack Nowell, Jared Payne, Jonathan Sexton, Tommy Seymour, Ben Te'o, Anthony Watson, Rhys Webb, Liam Williams, Ben Youngs.

Rory Best (Ireland), Dan Cole (England), Taulupe Faletau (Wales), Tadhg Furlong (Ireland), Jamie George (England), Iain Henderson (Ireland), Maro Itoje (England), Alun Wyn Jones (Wales), George Kruis (England), Courtney Lawes (England), Joe Marler (England), Jack McGrath (Ireland), Ross Moriarty (Wales), Sean O'Brien (Ireland), Peter O'Mahony (Ireland), Ken Owens (Wales), Kyle Sinckler (England), CJ Stander (Ireland), Justin Tipuric (Wales), Billy Vunipola (England), Mako Vunipola (England), Sam Warburton (Wales)

My XV from that squad:

Liam
Halfpenny
Davies
JJ
North
Biggar
Webb

Faletau
Tipuric
Warburton
AWJ
Moriarty
Vunipola
Owens
Cole

Shame about the front row but there we are.

[London424]

Vocal Minority said:

Ultimately considerably more sensible than the rumours put about would have everyone believe.

Still think Launchberry is hard done by v Kruis

I think Kruis is a better player, and then when you partner up with Sarries teammates it makes a lot of sense.

I'm assuming Lawes got the nod as additional cover at 6 as well as Itoji. Launchberry only plays one position.

[Inverness]

Full list with country

British and Irish Lions 2017 squad

Forwards:
Rory Best (Ireland), Dan Cole (England), Taulupe Faletau (Wales), Tadhg Furlong (Ireland), Jamie George (England), Iain Henderson (Ireland), Maro Itoje (England), Alun Wyn Jones (Wales), George Kruis (England), Courtney Lawes (England), Joe Marler (England), Jack McGrath (Ireland), Ross Moriarty (Wales), Sean O'Brien (Ireland), Peter O'Mahony (Ireland), Ken Owens (Wales), Kyle Sinckler (England), CJ Stander (Ireland), Justin Tipuric (Wales), Billy Vunipola (England), Mako Vunipola (England), Sam Warburton (Wales)
Backs:
Dan Biggar (Wales), Elliot Daly (England), Jonathan Davies (Wales), Owen Farrell (England), Leigh Halfpenny (Wales), Robbie Henshaw (Ireland), Stuart Hogg (Scotland), Jonathan Joseph (England), Conor Murray (Ireland), George North (Wales), Jack Nowell (England), Jared Payne (Ireland), Jonathan Sexton (Ireland), Tommy Seymour (Scotland), Ben Te'o (England), Anthony Watson (England), Rhys Webb (Wales), Liam Williams (Wales), Ben Youngs (England)

[TheGreatSoprendo]

hornetrider said:

My XV from that squad:

Liam
Halfpenny
Davies
JJ
North
Biggar
Webb

Faletau
Tipuric
Warburton
AWJ
Moriarty
Vunipola
Owens
Cole

Shame about the front row but there we are.

Pretty good that!

[hornetrider]

The Scots have been a trifle unlucky - only two in there.

[Inverness]

I will confess I'm no Gatland fan, but 12 Welsh men and Only 2 Scots! Can somebody remind me in this years 6 nations who won the Scotland V Wales game and the Scotland V Ireland game!

Oh yes lets pick a Captain who is F**KING INJURED! The Bloke can only play on Friday night, in Cardiff, with a roof over his head!

[London424]

Pretty poor only 2 Scots picked.

[TheGreatSoprendo]

hornetrider said:

The Scots have been a trifle unlucky - only two in there.

Not that many more credible candidates though. Jonny Gray is probably unlucky, Hamish Watson would have been in with a shout but there's an awful lot of strength at back row. WP Nel would have gone had he been fit. Other than that....

[hornetrider]

Inverness said:

Oh yes lets pick a Captain who is F**KING INJURED! The Bloke can only play on Friday night, in Cardiff, with a roof over his head!

I can only marvel at your incisive rugby knowledge...

[768]

Vocal Minority said:

Ultimately considerably more sensible than the rumours put about would have everyone believe.

Still think Launchberry is hard done by v Kruis

I think he's hard done by v AWJ too, good as he is.

[TheGreatSoprendo]

Inverness said:

I will confess I'm no Gatland fan, but 12 Welsh men and Only 2 Scots! Can somebody remind me in this years 6 nations who won the Scotland V Wales game and the Scotland V Ireland game!

In the interests of balance, can somebody remind me who got utterly prison shamed by England?

Inverness said:

Oh yes lets pick a Captain who is F**KING INJURED! The Bloke can only play on Friday night, in Cardiff, with a roof over his head!

He'll be fit by the start of the tour. As for only playing in Cardiff with a roof over his head, what on earth are you gibbering on about?

[CardinalFang]

Where's the uncapped player? Seem to remember Greenwood & possibly Robinson in the past. Is it Sinckler?

[TheGreatSoprendo]

CardinalFang said:

Where's the uncapped player? Seem to remember Greenwood & possibly Robinson in the past. Is it Sinckler?

Sinkler has been capped by England and the misconception that the Lions always pick an uncapped player isn't true.

[Legend83]

768 said:

I think he's hard done by v AWJ too, good as he is.

Agreed. As much as AWJ can be a giant of the game, he had a pretty unremarkable 6N.

[Smollet]

So the 8th best test team by world ranking gets the second most Lions call ups whilst the 5th best team only gets 2. I wonder why?

[CardinalFang]

TheGreatSoprendo said:

Sinkler has been capped by England and the misconception that the Lions always pick an uncapped player isn't true.

Fair enough - thought they'd picked him as the bolter on the basis he's only been a finisher/replacement, not a starter/full cap, but if it was a misconception in the first place, I stand corrected...as you were!

[hornetrider]

Smollet said:

So the 8th best test team by world ranking gets the second most Lions call ups whilst the 5th best team only gets 2. I wonder why?

Do enlighten us as to which Scots you would include at who's expense and why please Show working

[Leithen]

Laidlaw has been bloody unlucky.

Gray and Brown will feel a tad miffed too.

[DocJock]

TheGreatSoprendo said:

hornetrider said:

The Scots have been a trifle unlucky - only two in there.

Not that many more credible candidates though. Jonny Gray is probably unlucky, Hamish Watson would have been in with a shout but there's an awful lot of strength at back row. WP Nel would have gone had he been fit. Other than that....

That's a fair assessment GS.