35 - 18

Lions Squad Announcement LIVE

19 Apr 2017

After a week of rumours & supposed leaks, Warren Gatland has unveiled his 41-man squad to take on the All Blacks this summer. The squad consists of 16 English players, 12 Welsh, 11 Irish & 2 Scots.

There were a few surprises in the backs, with Kiwi born Jared Payne getting the nod due to his versatility. Ben Te’o has also been included and adds some bulk to the backline. Other notable additions include Tommy Seymour & Jack Nowell who both deserve their place. Simon Zebo & Mike Brown miss out.

In the pack, there was bad news for England captain Dylan Hartley & teammate James Haskell. Peter O’Mahony’s man of the match performance against England sees him rightfully included alongside Munster teammate CJ Stander. Joe Marler gets the nod over Healy and Launchbury can consider himself very unlucky to stay at home.

FULL SQUAD:

Backs: 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.

Forwards: Rory Best, Dan Cole, Tadgh Furlong, Jamie George, Iain Henderson, Maro Itoje, Alan Wyn Jones, George Kruis, Courtney Lawes, Joe Marler, Jack McGrath, Ross Moriarty, Sean O’Brien, Peter O’Mahony, Ken Owens, Kyle Sinkler, CJ Stander, Justin Tipuric, Mako Vunipola, Billy Vunipola, Sam Warburton (CAPT)

https://www.facebook.com/BritishandIrishLions/videos/1288761101179228/

Watch the every match of the Lions Tour to New Zealand streaming live on rugbypass.com, home of the best online rugby coverage including news, highlights, previews & reviews, live scores, and more!

Kubota Spears vs Saitama Wild Knights | Japan Rugby League One 2024/25 | Full Match Replay

The gruelling reality behind one of the fastest sports in the world | The Report

Boks Office | Episode 40 | The Steven Kitshoff Special

Perry Baker in the house | HSBC Life on Tour | Los Angeles

O2 Inside Line: All In | Episode 6 | Le Crunch

The Unexpected Journey to USA 7s Glory | Aaron Cummings | Sevens Wonders

USA vs Japan | Full Match Replay

Yokohama Canon Eagles vs Shizuoka BlueRevs | Japan Rugby League One 2024/25 | Full Match Replay

Confidence knocks and finding your people | Flo Williams | Rugby Rising Locker Room

Tackling reasons for drop-out in sport | Zainab Alema | Rugby Rising Locker Room

Jet Lag: The biggest challenge facing international sports? | The Report

Comments

0 Comments

Be the first to comment...

Join free and tell us what you really think!

Latest Features

LONG READ

Brendan Fanning: 'Leinster have the best-resourced squad in these islands but can’t make it pay.'

Leadership and clarity escaped Leinster at a crucial time as their dream of a fifth Champions Cup star went up in smoke, again

LONG READ

What can we expect from Farrell's Lions squad? The key questions answered

Will it be 'Irish Lions'? Did European semis force a change? Will there be surprises? Who is indispensable?

LONG READ

The Champions’ Cup: All Saints' Day

Henry Pollock and his band of brothers pulled off a remarkable heist in Dublin on Leinster to make them believe anything's possible

Comments on RugbyPass

RedWarriors 14 minutes ago

Why ‘the curse of the Bambino’ is still stronger than ever at Leinster

Why are you still here? You were accusing Leinster of arrogance and surprize, surprize, last post you (hypocrite) are listing SAs wins like a boastful teenager in a school yard.

Some Saffers are normal decent rugby supporters. Some actually are certifiable and believe that they are personal players in SA RWC successes.

“WE WIN!!!”

You didn’t win anything son. Ireland regularly beating SA is not a personal attack on you. Thats just sport. Think on this son before attacking Irish supporters like a psycho moron every time an Irish team loses.

157 Go to comments

Justin Wright 1 hour ago

Why former All Black believes the Wallabies will beat the B&I Lions

At FUNDS RETRIEVER ENGINEER, we specialize in the swift and efficient recovery of stolen or lost cryptocurrencies. Our team of seasoned cybersecurity experts, blockchain analysts, and digital forensics professionals employ state-of-the-art technology and innovative strategies to trace, identify, and reclaim your assets.

We’re dedicated to helping individuals and organizations recover stolen cryptocurrencies and digital assets. Our team of expert cyber security specialists, cryptocurrency recovery specialists, and digital forensic analysts work tirelessly to track, recover, and secure your stolen assets.

https://groups.google.com/group/hire-a-hacker-for-crypto--recovery-use-funds-retriever-engineer/attach/ab246147c1b0d/Crypto%20retriver.jpeg?part=0.1&view=1

42 Go to comments

Justin Wright 1 hour ago

Why former All Black believes the Wallabies will beat the B&I Lions

Visit us

W H A T S A P P: +1 8 0 2 9 5 2 3 4 7 0

EmaIL F U N D S R E T R I E V E R [@] E N G I N E E R. C O M

S U P P O R T @ F U N D S R E T R I E V E R [@] E N G I N E E R. C O M

WEBSITE https://fundsretrieverengineer.com

42 Go to comments

SL 1 hour ago

Brendan Fanning: 'Leinster have the best-resourced squad in these islands but can’t make it pay.'

What is clear is that the Irish style has now been found out. France did so in the Six Nations and so should have England while Wales gave them an almighty fright. Irish teams bar Leinster are struggling in the URC. Irish rugby has been found out. If you can match them physically, deny them the ball, then 9 times out of ten, you will beat them. The decline has started and unless they have a reset, they will end up with what we have in Wales.

4 Go to comments

Bob Salad II 1 hour ago

Brendan Fanning: 'Leinster have the best-resourced squad in these islands but can’t make it pay.'

The second Freeman try was startling. Not just through its execution, but the alarming ease at which Saints easily shifted play and created what looked like a 5-3 overlap. Leinster had about 9 players loaded and lined up on the open side. Saints simply switched and broke.

During England’s recent run of close losses - which also employed a disfunctioning blitz D, one of the criticisms leveled at Borthwick was England were over trained and too reliant on playing within prescribed ‘systems’. Leinster may also be slipping into that trap.

4 Go to comments

Bob Salad II 1 hour ago

Brendan Fanning: 'Leinster have the best-resourced squad in these islands but can’t make it pay.'

More is lost through indecision than wrong decision - Tony Soprano

4 Go to comments

JWH 1 hour ago

Why former All Black believes the Wallabies will beat the B&I Lions

Just say you haven’t watched Suaalii, Ikitau, or that new Reds centre Pakeho play. Or Tate, or Potter. Get a grip. I hope you are pleasantly surprised. From my eyes, that’s how I see the teams and their players. If you could back up your claims that somehow the English centres are any better than the Australian ones, or any of your other 'claims’, I’ll be happy to prove you wrong, or at least attempt to.😁

42 Go to comments

JWH 2 hours ago

Why former All Black believes the Wallabies will beat the B&I Lions

Seems a bit unfair to comment on a players fitness while you sit on rugby forums and write rude messages about them from the safet of your keyboard.

Bell absolutely demolished England last year, so yes, he is good at international level.

As for your last comment, just say you don’t know ball. Alaalatoa has been playing for YEARS for the Wallabies, and he just slipp(er)ed your mind?

42 Go to comments

JWH 2 hours ago

Why former All Black believes the Wallabies will beat the B&I Lions

With my eyes, obviously. I’ve watched a lot of each of them this year and last, and you would lucky to have any of them, let alone all four, on the same team.

42 Go to comments

JWH 2 hours ago

Why former All Black believes the Wallabies will beat the B&I Lions

They did, they implemented it very well against England last year if I recall. It’s hard to play at a fast tempo, that’s why less skilled teams (like England) choose to slow down the game to let their slow brains process the situation. Australia play heads-up rugby, and to do that effectively, they play fast so they can outwit the opposition. Against England, this worked very well, with quick distribution and identification of weaknesses.

42 Go to comments

Ninjin 2 hours ago

Why former All Black believes the Wallabies will beat the B&I Lions

What more can you expect from a ‘rugby lite’ player anyway.

42 Go to comments

JWH 2 hours ago

Why former All Black believes the Wallabies will beat the B&I Lions

Maybe go watch some rugby before you talk about these things.

Australia have shown some real class in SRP, and some really good players are coming to light. I think it’ll be a lot closer than most people think, but that’s just my opinion.

42 Go to comments

Tommy B. 2 hours ago

Why former All Black believes the Wallabies will beat the B&I Lions

For the last couple of years the biggest challenge Tupou seems to have had is walking past a Kebab shop without going in, and Bell has done nothing at international level to justify his reputation gained at SRP level.

Who replaces him when he goes off, by the way? Slipper?

42 Go to comments

Tommy B. 2 hours ago

Why former All Black believes the Wallabies will beat the B&I Lions

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

Rugby is not won on paper, hence of course the WBs have a chance. But, anyone who believes the 8th ranked WBs have a better 30 man squad than the combination of the best of 3rd, 6th and 7th ranked teams needs to have their gas boiler checked to ensure there isn’t a leak.

42 Go to comments

Tommy B. 2 hours ago

Why former All Black believes the Wallabies will beat the B&I Lions

But, Ninjin, you haven’t seen JWH’s ‘real’ rankings. Apparently, Oz have the best backrow in the world, bar none; better outside backs than everyone except France and NZ; better locks than England; better scrum halves than Argentina, England, Scotland and Fiji; and better centres than France, England, Scotland, NZ, Fiji and Italy.

I may, finally, have read it all now.😂🤣😂🤣😂

42 Go to comments

Mzilikazi 2 hours ago

Elegant or turbulent? Can Les give the Wallabies the Kiss of Life?

Ryan was a man on fire last year, TL. Had that “Junkyard Dog “ following. I thought he should have gone on the EOYT tour for the experience. He is not the same player as last year on attack. Don’t recall the defence issues last year.

41 Go to comments

Tommy B. 2 hours ago

Why former All Black believes the Wallabies will beat the B&I Lions