The BBC public vote 'Team of 2017' has been released and it might surprise you

The BBC have released a '2017 Team of the Year' composite XV which has aggregated the result of over 100,000 teams submitted from rugby fans from all corners of the globe.

It seems the British and Irish Lions exploits in New Zealand have weighed heavily on selection, with just one player from outside of either New Zealand or the Lions making the cut.

The selections saw five English, four New Zealanders, three Irish, one Welsh, one Scot and one Australian selected.

In terms of raw percentages, Maro Itoje was a clear winner, picking up 85,382 votes - although these were apparently split between secondrow and lock.

Beuden Barrett won 68 per cent of the votes for the flyhalf position, while Owen Farrell was able to take the 12 shirt with 48 per cent of the vote, holding off Sonny Bill Williams.

The selection is as follows:

15 Stuart Hogg

1 Mako Vunipola

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