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Lions Readers’ Group: The shoo-in legend in England and Wales is lacking out

Warren Gatland will identify his lunchtime crew of 36 British and Irish Lions for the summer season tour of South Africa, ending one of many largest unanswered questions on the sporting calendar. The Lions head coach will unveil his tour captain at 12:15 p.m., earlier than the remaining 35 names are learn by President Jason Leonard to disclose the complete squad, after months of hypothesis over who will make the aircraft – and who is not going to. We requested Telegraph Sport readers to submit which gamers they’d select underneath the present circumstances, that means George North, Joe Launchbury and Ben Youngs weren’t accessible for choice, and following the six prop format. , three whores, 4 locks and 6 again rows within the peloton, and three scrum halves, three half volleys, 4 crosses and 6 on three gamers to kind the complete backs. After gathering all your solutions, we then chosen the highest picks in every of the eight positions to supply an official Lions Group of Telegraph Readers, which yow will discover on the backside of this web page. Our rugby editors have additionally picked their Lions picks over the previous 10 days, producing a complete of 9 very totally different lineups – so what’s the most effective decide to overcome the Springboks this summer season? Tell us who has the strongest crew within the feedback under. Mick Cleary’s Props crew: Wyn Jones (Wales), Rory Sutherland (Scotland), Mako Vunipola (England), Tadhg Furlong (Eire), Kyle Sinckler (England), Zander Fagerson (Scotland) Hookers: Luke Cowan- Dickie (England), Jamie George (England), Ken Owens (Wales) Locks: Maro Itoje (England), James Ryan (Eire), Alun Wyn Jones (Wales), Iain Henderson (Eire), Tadhg Beirne ( Eire) Again row: Taulupe Faletau (Wales), Billy Vunipola (England), Tom Curry (England), Hamish Watson (Scotland), Justin Tipuric (Wales), CJ Stander (Eire) Scrum halves: Conor Murray (Eire), Danny Care (England), Tomos Williams (Wales) Half-flies: Finn Russell (Scotland), Owen Farrell (England), Dan Biggar (Wales) Facilities: Robbie Henshaw (Eire), Jonathan Davies (Wales), Manu Tuilagi (England), Elliot Daly (England) Final three: Stuart Hogg (Scotland), Liam Williams (Wales), Anthony Watson (England), Louis Rees-Zammit (Wales), Jonny Could (England), Jack Nowell (England) The Gavin Mairs crew Equipment: Mako Vunipola (E ngland) Rory Sutherland (Scotland), Wyn Jones ( Wales), Tadhg Furlong (Eire), Kyle Sinckler (England), Andrew Porter (Eire) Hookers: Jamie George (England), Ken Owens (Wales), Luke Cowan-Dickie (England) Locks: Alun Wyn Jones (Wales), Maro Itoje (England), James Ryan (Eire), Tadhg Beirne (Eire) and Iain Henderson (Eire) Again: Justin Tipuric (Wales), Tom Curry (England), Sam Underhill (England), Hamish Watson (Scotland), Taulupe Faletau (Wales), Billy Vunipola (England) Half-scrums: Conor Murray (Eire), Gareth Davies (Wales), Danny Care (England) Half-flies: Dan Biggar (Wales), Owen Farrell (England), Jonathan Sexton (Eire) Facilities: Robbie Henshaw (Eire), Garry Ringrose (Eire), Jonathan Davies (Pa ys of Wales), Manu Tuilagi (England) Third again: Stuart Hogg (Scotland), Liam Williams (Wales), Anthony Watson (England), Elliot Daly (England), Jack Nowell (England), Louis Rees-Zammit ( Wales) Daniel Schofield’s crew Equipment: Tadhg Furlong (Eire), Wyn Jones (Wales), Ky le Sinckler (England), Rory Sutherland (Scotland), Mako Vunipola (England), Andrew Porter (Eire) Hookers: Ken Owens (Wales), Jamie George (England), Alfie Barbeary (England) Locks: Maro Itoje (England), Alun Wyn Jones (Wales), James Ryan (Eire), Jonny Grey (Scotland) To again: Taulupe Faletau (Wales), Tom Curry (England), Tadhg Beirne (Eire), Justin Tipuric (Wales), Jack Conan (Eire), Courtney Lawes (England) Half-scrums: Conor Murray ( Eire), Danny Care (England), Gareth Davies (Wales) Half-flies: Dan Biggar (Wales), Finn Russell (Scotland), Owen Farrell (England) Facilities: Robbie Henshaw (Eire), Henry Slade (England), Gary Ringrose (Eire), Jonathan Davies (Wales) Final three: Stuart Hogg (Scotland), Liam Williams (Wales), Anthony Watson (England), Louis Rees-Zammit (Wales), Josh Adams (Wales), Jonny Could (England) Charles Richardson’s crew Equipment: Tadhg Furlong (Eire), Mako Vunipola (England), Kyle Sinckler (England), Joe Marler (England), Wyn Jones (Wales), Will Stuart (England) Hookers: Luke Cowan-Dickie (England), Ken Owens (Wales), George Turner (Scotland) Locks: Maro Itoje (England), Alun Wyn Jones (Wales), James Ryan (Eire), Iain Henderson (Eire)), Tadhg Beirne (Eire) Again: Taulupe Faletau (Wales), Tom Curry (England), Hamish Watson (Scotland) ), Matt Fagerson (Scotland), Billy Vunipola (England), Josh Navidi (Wales) Scrum halves: Conor Murray (Eire), Ben Spencer (England), Tomos Wil liams (Wales) Half-flies: Finn Russell (Scotland), Owen Farrell (England), Dan Biggar (Wales) Facilities: Robbie Henshaw (Eire), Henry Slade (England), Jonathan Davies (Wales) , Garry Ringrose (Eire) Final three: Duhan van der Merwe (Scotland), Liam Williams (Wales), Anthony Watson (England), Louis Rees-Zammit (Wales), Jonny Could (England), Jack Nowell ( England) Tom Cary’s squad Equipment: Tadhg Furlong (Eire), Kyle Sinckler (England), Wyn Jones (Wales), Rory Sutherland (Scotland), Andrew Porter (Eire), Mako Vunipola (England) Hookers: Ken Owen s ( Wales), Jamie George (England), George Turner (Scotland) Locks: Maro Itoje (England), Alun Wyn Jones (Wales), James Ryan (Eire), Iain Henderson (Eire), Tadhg Beirne (Eire) Again row: Tom Curry (England), Courtney Lawes (England), Sam Underhill (England), Justin Tipuric (Wales), Taulupe Faletau (Nation of e Wales), Jack Conan (Eire) Scrum halves: Conor Murray (Eire), Ali Value (Scotland)), Danny Care (England) Half-flies: Dan Biggar (Wales), Finn Russell (Scotland), Owen Farrell (England) Facilities: Robbie Henshaw (Eire), Garry Ringrose (Eire), Jonathan Davies (Wales), Manu Tuilagi (England) Third again: Stuart Hogg (Scotland), Liam Williams (Wales), Anthony Watson (England), Louis Rees-Zammit (Wales), Jonny Could (England), Josh Adams (Wales) The Ben Coles crew Equipment: Mako Vunipola (England), Rory Sutherland (Scotland), Wyn Jones ( Wales), Tadhg Furlong (Eire), Kyle Sinckler (England), Andrew Porter (Eire) Hookers: Jamie George (England), Ken Owens (Wales), Luke Cowan- Dickie (England) Locks: Tadhg Beirne ( Eire), Iain Henderson (Eire), Maro Itoje (England), Alun Wyn Jones (Wales), James Ryan (Eire) Again: Tom Curry (England), Taulupe Faletau (Wales), Josh Navidi (Wales), CJ Stander (Eire), Justin Tipuric (Wales), Hamish Watson (Scotland) Half-scrums: Conor Murray (Eire), Ali Value (Scotland), Tomos Williams (Wales) Half-flies: Dan Biggar (Wales), Owen Farrell (England), Finn Russell (Scotland) Facilities: Jonathan Davies (Wales), Chris Harris (Scotland), Robbie Henshaw (Eire ), Garry Ringrose (Eire) Third again: Josh Adams (Wales), Stuart Hogg (Scotland), Louis Rees-Zammit (Wales), Duhan van der Merwe (Scotland), Anthony Watson (England), Liam Williams (Wales) James Corrigan’s squad Equipment: Mako Vunipola (England), Tadhg Furlong (Eire), Wyn Jones (Wales), Kyle Sinckler (England), Andrew Porter (Eire), Zander Fagerson (Scotland) Hookers: Ken Owens (Wales), George Turner (Scotland), Luke Cowan-Dickie (England) Locks: Alun Wyn Jones (Wa les), Maro Itoje (England), James Ryan (Eire), Tadhg Beirne (Eire), Courtney Lawes (England) Again row: CJ Stander (Eire), Taulupe Faletau (Wales), Tom Curry (England), Justin Tipuric (Wales), Josh Navidi (Wales) ), Hamish Watson (Scotland) Half-scrums: Conor Murray (Eire), Tomos Williams (Wales), Danny Care (England) Half-flies: Johnny Sexton (Eire), Dan Biggar (Wales), Finn Russell (Scotland) Crosses: Robbie Henshaw (Eire), Owen Farrell (England), Manu Tuilagi (England) Gary Ringrose (Eire) Three backs: Stuart Hogg (Scotland), Liam Williams (Wales), Josh Adams (Wales) ), Anthony Watson (England), Louis Rees-Zammit (Wales), Elliott Daly (England) Richard Tub’s squad Equipment: Wyn Jones (Wales), Joe Marler (England), Cian Healy (Eire), Tadhg Furlong (Eire), Kyle Sinckler (England), Zander Fagerson (Scotland) Hookers: Ken Owens (Wales), Luke Cowan-Dickie (England), Fraser Brown (Scotland) Locks: Alun Wyn Jones (Wales), Maro Itoje (England), Iain Henderson (Eire)), James Ryan (Eire), Jonny Grey (Scotland) Again: Tom Curry (England), Justin Tipuric (Nation of Wales), Tadhg Beirne (Eire), Hamish Watson (Scotland), Taulupe Faletau (Wales), CJ Stander (Eire) Scrum -halves: Conor Murray (Eire), Gareth Davies (Wales), Danny Care ( England) Half-flies: Finn Russell (Scotland), Dan Biggar (Wales), Johnny Sexton (Eire) Facilities: Robbie Henshaw, Jonathan Davies, Owen Farrell, Garry Ringrose Third again: Stuart Hogg (Scotland), Anthony Watson ( England), Liam Williams (Wales), Louis Rees-Zammit (Wales), Jack Nowell (England), Duhan van der Merwe (Scotland) The Telegraph Readers’ squad Equipment: Wyn Jones (Wales), Rory Sutherland (Scotland), Joe Marler (England), Tadhg Furlong (Eire), Kyle Sinckler (England), Zander Fagerson (Scotland) Hookers: Ken Owens (Wales), L uke Cowan-Dickie (England), Jamie George (England) Locks: Maro Itoje (England), Iain Henderson (Eire), Alun Wyn Jones (Wales), Tadhg Beirne (Eire), James Ryan (Eire) Again row: Tom Curr y (England), Justin Tipuric (Wales), Taulupe Faletau (Wales), Hamish Watson (Scotland), Sam Simmonds (England), Josh Navidi (Wales) Scrum halves: Conor Murray (Eire) ), Danny Care (England), Gareth Davies / Ali Value (Wales / Scotland) Half-flies: Dan Biggar (Wales), Finn Russell (Scotland), Owen Farrell (England) Facilities: Robbie Henshaw (Eire) , Henry Slade (England), Chris Harris (Scotland), Jonathan Davies (Wales) Final three: Anthony Watson (England), Stuart Hogg (Scotland), Louis Rees-Zammit (Wales), Liam Williams (Wales) Wales), Josh Adams (Wales), Jack Nowell (England) Evaluation: fashionable selection doesn’t correspond to Gatland’s pondering