Lions tour of New Zealand

[nikkiboy]

Warren Gatland's 41-man squad for the British and Irish Lions Tour of New Zealand this summer.


Full-backs

Stuart Hogg (Scotland)

Club: Glasgow Warriors

Age: 24

Lions in 2013

Jared Payne (Ireland)

Club: Ulster

Age: 31

Lions debutant

Leigh Halfpenny (Wales)

Club: Toulon

Age: 28

Wings

George North (Wales)

Club: Northampton

Age: 25

Lions in 2013

Anthony Watson (England - also full-back)

Club: Bath

Age: 23

Lions debutant

Liam Williams (Wales - also full back)

Club: Scarlets

Age: 26

Lions debutant

Jack Nowell (England)

Club: Exeter Chiefs

Age: 24

Lions debutant

Tommy Seymour (Scotland)

Club: Glasgow Warriors

Age: 28

Lions debutant

Elliot Daly (England - also centre)

Club: Wasps

Age: 24

Centres

Owen Farrell (England)

Club: Saracens

Age: 25

Lions in 2013

Robbie Henshaw (Ireland)

Club: Leinster

Age: 23

Lions debutant

Jonathan Joseph (England - also wing)

Club: Bath

Age: 25

Lions debutant

Jonathan Davies (Wales)

Club: Scarlets

Age: 29

Lions in 2013

Ben Te'o (England)

Club: Worcester Warriors

Age: 30

Lions debutant

Fly-halves

Jonathan Sexton (Ireland)

Club: Leinster

Age: 31

Lions in 2013

Dan Biggar (Wales)

Club: Ospreys

Age: 27

Lions debutant

Scrum-halves

Rhys Webb (Wales)

Club: Ospreys

Age: 28

Lions debutant

Ben Youngs (England)

Club: Leicester Tigers

Age: 27

Lions in 2013

Conor Murray (Ireland)

Club: Munster

Age: 27

Lions in 2013

Props

Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)

Club: Leinster

Age: 24

Lions debutant

Mako Vunipola (England)

Club: Saracens

Age: 26

Lions in 2013

Jack McGrath (Ireland)

Club: Leinster

Age: 27

Lions debutant

Joe Marler (England)

Club: Harlequins

Age: 26

Lions debutant

Dan Cole (England)

Club: Leicester Tigers

Age: 29

Lions in 2013

Kyle Sinckler (England)

Club: Harlequins

Age: 24

Lions debutant

Hookers

Rory Best (Ireland)

Club: Ulster

Age: 34

Lions in 2013

Jamie George (England)

Club: Saracens

Age: 26

Lions debutant

Ken Owens (Wales)

Club: Scarlets

Age: 30

Lions debutant

Locks

Courtney Lawes (England)

Club: Northampton Saints

Age: 28

Lions debutant

Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)

Club: Ospreys

Age: 31

Lions in 2013 and 2009

Maro Itoje (England)

Club: Saracens

Age: 22

Lions debutant

Iain Henderson (Ireland)

Club: Ulster

Age: 25

Lions debutant

George Kruis (England)

Club: Saracens

Age: 27

Lions debutant

Back row

Sam Warburton (Captain, Wales)

Club: Cardiff Blues

Age: 28

Lions in 2013

CJ Stander (Ireland)

Club: Munster

Age: 27

Lions debutant

Peter O'Mahony (Ireland)

Club: Munster

Age: 27

Lions debutant

Sean O'Brien (Ireland)

Club: Leinster

Age: 30

Lions in 2013

Justin Tipuric (Wales)

Club: Ospreys

Age: 27

Lions in 2013

Ross Moriarty (Wales)

Club: Gloucester

Age: 23

Lions debutant

Taulupe Faletau (Wales)

Club: Bath

Age: 26

Lions in 2013

Billy Vunipola (England)

Club: Saracens

Age: 24

Lions debutant

[The Cat]

Halfpenny a bit lucky on form.

[nikkiboy]

Halfpenny a bit lucky on form.

So are lawes and Biggar imo but Halfpenny will be on the bench most likely because Hogg has been awesome this season.

Really looking forward to this, big forward pack with North and Williams on the wing and Joseph dancing in the centre I think we can cut them open. Sexton & Murray 10 & 9 for me.

[The Cat]

3-0 NZ for me.

[ssjsa]

Hogg should start in the test tram., but not guaranteed as Gatland tends to go with what he perceives as the tried and tested. Halfpenny still has a chance.

[nikkiboy]

Hogg should start in the test tram., but not guaranteed as Gatland tends to go with what he perceives as the tried and tested. Halfpenny still has a chance.

Hogg has to be in, he's been superb in counter attack and with North, Williams and Joseph running off him we have a great chance.

[Lee Taylor]

I have never shown any interest in rugby (always been a football man) but in the last year my step son has started playing.

Watching him every week has really sparked my interest in the game.

The discipline and all round sportsmanship is absolutely fantastic.