LIONS 2013 SQUAD

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pikcing it today here is what i am thinking - 35 players

Healy/Jenkins/Cole/Jones/?
Hibberd/Rees/Hartley/Best
Gray/AW Jones/Charteris/Palmer or Lawes?
Croft/Ferris?/Heaslip/Warburton/Lydiate/Faletau/Haskellhoff/SOB/Wood

Philipps/Youngs/lloyd or Care/ Irish 9?

Sexton/Priestland/Flood!?
Roberts and tuilagi (ouch) Davies
North, Ashton, Scottish winger?
Foden Halfpenny Kearney

Too many forwards and not enough backs...

My 22

Healy
Best
Jones
Charteris
AWJ
SOB
Warburton
Haskell

Philipps
Priestland
Roberts
Tuilagi
North
Ashton
Foden

Hartley/Hibberd
Gethin/Cole
Gray
Heaslip/Lydiate
Youngs/Care
Sexton
Davies
Halfpenny

morgannwg, I think you lost the argument with the Irish when you posted this...

Morgannwg wrote:You little green men

I really cannot see what anyone gains from saying that players are "in form" now because by 2013 they may well be out of form, this should be done on skill obviously form should come into it a bit because if this was done after the 2010 six nations you would have five or six Scotland players as well as that England won the six nations and just because the RFU is mucked up and England won't have a coach by this six nations doesn't mean their players are bad. James Haskell will have played in the super15 and will have a greater knowledge of southern hemisphere rugby than most as will Cipriani who will probably be back in Europe by then. You cannot rule out Jonny Wilkinson who would be a great addition from the bench if the game was tight at the end; he will only have played club rugby and so will possibly still be playing.

My squad:

Props- E. Murray, A. Jenkins, A.Jones, C. Healy, J.Marler
Hooker- R. Ford, M. Rees, S.Best
Locks- Charteris, Gray, C.Lawes, T.Palmer, AW Jones
Flankers- J.Barclay, R. Rennie, S. Warburton,T. Wood, S.O'Brien, S.Ferris
Number 8- Faletau, Haskell, Heaslip
Scrum-Half- B. Youngs, C. Cusiter, Mike Phillips, C.Murray
Fly-Half- D.Weir, D.Cipriani, R. Priestland, J. Wilkinson
Wings- Tim Visser, M.Evans, T. Bowe,C. Ashton, U.Monye, G. North
Centre- B. Davies, J. Hook, J. Roberts, M. Tuilagi, S. Lamont,
Full-Back- B.Foden, L. Halfpenny, R. Kearney, L. Fitzgerald

Wow numbers - that is a good looking squad of players. I think Stuart Hogg might be pushing for FB place by then - he had another good game for Glasgow last night v Ulster.

Actually I'd swap Monye with Hogg

I'd have Sexton and O'Connell but apart from that I'd largely agree. Wouldn't have Cipriani and I don't think Wilkinson will be up to it in 2 years. What about Biggar or Hook (he'll be a flyhalf in France won't he)?

Lions squad for fictional tour, this summer, based on the World Cup and form to date this season:

Props: Jenkins, Healy, Stevens, Jones, Ross, Murray
Hookers: Rees, Ford, Best
2nd Row, Grey, Charteris, AW Jones, O'Connor
Flanker: Warburton, Croft, Ferris, O'Brien, Lydiate, Palmer.
No 8: Heaslip, Haskel,
Scrum Half: Phillips, Cussiter, Youngs
Outside Half: Priestland, Sexton, Flood
Centre: Tuilangi, Roberts, Davies, O'Driscoll
Wing: North, Ashton, Bowe, Armitage
Full Back: Foden, Halfpenny

37 players, probably a bit harsh on England but they were poor at the World Cup.

Palmer doesn't play flanker, he is a second row..

Who is O'Connor?

Will spotted Rory, of course I meant O'Connell. Also England have such a good set piece, I was searching for some suitable English candidates to make up the 37. Palmer of course is a 2nd row not a flanker.

The Great Aukster wrote:

George Carlin wrote:Aukster - you've just won the fecking World Cup after 24 years of falling on your @rse.

Whaa hey! Really? Jumping to conclusions is a dangerous game, as I could have sworn that it was NZ holding the Webb Ellis gold. Anyway fantastic to hear that Ireland won it instead so I'm off to Dublin for a gander - when's the open top bus due?

I took a shot. Mea culpa.