Not sure if anyone on the site are massive Rugby fans but thought I'd post about the selection made for the Lions Tour as i'll be taking 18 days off from summer league to travel to SA.
I'm pleased with overall selection and also good to see so many fellow welsh players in the squad.
Squad In Full
Lee Byrne (28) Ospreys and Wales
Rob Kearney (23) Leinster and Ireland
Shane Williams (32) Ospreys and Wales
Leigh Halfpenny (20) Cardiff Blues and Wales
Ugo Monye (26) Harlequins and England
Luke Fitzgerald (21) Leinster and Ireland
Tommy Bowe (25) Ospreys and Ireland
Tom Shanklin (29) Cardiff Blues and Wales
Jamie Roberts (22) Cardiff Blues and Wales
Brian O'Driscoll (30) Leinster and Ireland
Keith Earls (21) Munster and Ireland
Riki Flutey (29) Wasps and England
Stephen Jones (31) Llanelli Scarlets and Wales
Ronan O'Gara (32) Munster and Ireland
Mike Phillips (26) Ospreys and Wales
Harry Ellis (26) Leicester and England
Tomas O'Leary (25) Munster and Ireland
Gethin Jenkins (28) Cardiff Blues and Wales
Adam Jones (28) Ospreys and Wales
Andrew Sheridan(29) Sale and England
Phil Vickery (33) Wasps and England
Euan Murray (28) Northampton and Scotland
Jerry Flannery (30) Munster and Ireland
Lee Mears (30) Bath and England
Matthew Rees (28) Llanelli Scarlets and Wales
Paul O'Connell, capt (29) Munster and Ireland
Alun Wyn Jones (23) Ospreys and Wales
Donncha O'Callaghan (30) Munster and Ireland
Nathan Hines (32) Perpignan and Scotland
Simon Shaw (35) Wasps and England
Andy Powell (27) Cardiff Blues and Wales
Jamie Heaslip (25) Leinster and Ireland
Alan Quinlan (34) Munster and Ireland
Martyn Williams (33) Cardiff Blues and Wales
David Wallace (32) Munster and Ireland
Joe Worsley (31) Wasps and England
Stephen Ferris (23) Ulster and Ireland
Good mix with a number of Englishmen, Irish, but only 2 Scots.
Fortune Favours the Brave...
I know their is an abundance of choice at full back this year, but still a bit suprised he disn't pick Armitage, who along with Worsley seemed to be Englands best players this summer.
House!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finally someone who supports the best sport in the world. Obviously, as I am from Cape Town in SA, I'm as big a rugby supporter as they come!!
I agree with you - very solid Lions squad (we always knew that it would consist of mostly Welsh and Irish players as England isn't really on par at the moment).
I'm not sure when the Bok squad will be announced, but I'm sure that we'll be in for a treat - 3 massive tests to come!!!
Enjoy your trip out to SA - I'm sure that you will like Cape Town best. Newlands is probably one of the most beautiful stadiums you'll ever visit.
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