George North picks his all-time British & Irish Lions XV

Rugby News
Monday, 02 August 2021 at 13:16
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Mud House Wines asked George North and Sean Fitzpatrick to select their All-Time British & Irish Lions XV.
Here's who they selected in their stunning line-up packed with legends.
*Note - The All Blacks hooker forced North to select himself in the team.
To watch the full video, click here.

#BACK-THREE:

  • 15. Gavin Hastings (Scotland)
  • 14. Jason Robinson (England)
  • 11. George North (Wales)
Robinson is nicknamed '' after a character in the British comic , who is an extremely fast runner

#CENTRES:

  • 13. Brian O’Driscoll (Ireland)
  • 12. Scott Gibbs (Wales)

#HALFBACKS:

  • 10. Johnny Sexton (Ireland)
  • 9. Gareth Edwards (Wales)

#FRONT-ROW:

  • 1. Gethin Jenkins (Wales)
  • 2. Keith Wood (Ireland)
  • 3. Paul Wallace (Ireland)
DID YOU KNOW? Wood won the inaugural World Rugby Player of the Year,

#SECOND-ROW:

  • 4. Martin Johnson (England)
  • 5. Willie John McBride (Wales)
DID YOU KNOW? Owing to his father's death when he was four years old, he spent most of his spare time helping out on his family farm. Because of this he did not start playing rugby until he was 17.

#BACK-ROW:

  • 6. Lawrence Dallaglio (England)
  • 7. Sam Warburton (Wales)
  • 8. Scott Quinnell (Wales)
DID YOU KNOW? Sam has an older twin brother, Ben, who played at semi-professional level with Glamorgan Wanderers RFC and is now a physiotherapist for the Cardiff Blues

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