"No Davies or Warburton" - Haskell and Tindall pick their greatest modern Lions XV
Rugby NewsWednesday, 05 May 2021 at 10:42
Alex Payne set James Haskell and Mike Tinfall the simple task of picking the greatest British and Irish Lions 15 of the professional era.
Together the three of them stumble their way through what they believe is the best team - made up of great Lions performers - to win a one-off test match.
Who makes it in? Who are the big omissions? And who will never speak to Tindall and Haskell again after this? You can listen to the full episode The Good, The Bad & The Rugby HERE.
Check out the full selection below.
BACK-THREE:
- 15. Leigh Halfpenny (Wales)
- 14. George North (Wales)
- 11. Jason Robinson (England)
Did you know? North is the second highest all time try scorer for Wales behind Shane Williams
CENTRES:
- 13. Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland)
- 12. Jamie Roberts (Wales)
Did you know? BOD's father, Frank, played two games for Ireland and a cousin of his father, Barry, won four caps.
HALFBACKS:
- 10. Johnny Sexton (Ireland)
- 9. Matt Dawson (England)
Did you know? Sexton was the winner of World Rugby Player of the Year in 2018, having previously been a nominee for the award in 2014
FRONT-ROW:
- 1. Tom Smith (Scotland)
- 2. Keith Wood (Ireland)
- 3. Paul Wallace (Ireland)
Wood was also known as 'Uncle Fester' due to his resemblance to the character in
SECOND-ROW:
- 4. Martin Johnson (England) - Captain
- 5. Simon Shaw (England)
Did you know? Johnson briefly played American football for the Leicester Panthers as a tight end or defensive end
BACK-ROW:
- 6. Richard Hill (England)
- 7. Sean O'Brien (Ireland)
- 8. Lawrence Dallaglio (England)
Did you know? Dallaglio was a member of the inaugural World Cup Sevens-winning squad with England in 1993
REPLACEMENTS:
- Gethin Jenkins (Wales)
- Adam Jones (Wales)
- Jamie George (England)
- Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)
- Taulupe Faletau (Wales)
- Mike Phillips (Wales)
- Gregor Townsend (Scotland)
- Elliot Daly (England)
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