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Sam Warburton Captain As Lions Squad to Tour New Zealand Is Named

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12:21 19 Apr 2017


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The Lions squad to tour New Zealand this Summer has been unveiled.

There's a few differences from earlier reports, which suggested Jamie Roberts would be on the plane but those reports have been quashed.

Unfortunately, the reports that Donnacha Ryan and Keith Earls were going to be included in the side have also been dismissed, but there is space for Jared Payne.

Sam Warburton has been named as captain for the second Tour in a row, after leading them to victory over Australia in 2013.

PROP: Dan Cole (England), Tadgh Furlong (Ireland), Joe Marler (England), Jack McGrath (Ireland), Kyle Sinckler (England), Mako Vunipola (England).

HOOKER:Rory Best (Ireland), Jamie George (England), Ken Owens (Wales).

LOCK: Iain Henderson (Ireland), Maro Itoje (England), Alun-Wyn Jones (Wales), George Kruis (England), Courtney Lawes (England).

BACK ROW: Sean O'Brien (Ireland), Peter O'Mahony (Ireland), CJ Stander (Ireland), Justin Tipuric (Wales), Sam Warburton (Wales, CAPTAIN).

NUMBER 8:Toby Faletau (Wales), Ross Moriarty (Wales), Billy Vunipola (England).

SCRUM HALF: Conor Murray (Ireland), Rhys Webb (Wales), Ben Youngs (England).

OUT HALF: Dan Bigger (Wales), Owen Farrell (England), Jonathan Sexton (Ireland).

CENTRE: Elliot Daly, (England), Jonathan Davies (Wales), Robbie Henshaw (Ireland), Jonathan Joseph (England), Jared Payne (Ireland), Ben Teo (England).

BACK THREE: Leigh Halfpenny (Wales), Stuart Hogg (Scotland), George North (Wales), Jack Nowell (England), Tommy Seymour (Scotland), Anthony Watson (England), Liam Williams (Wales).


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