12 pages and it comes to this

[An Tarbh]

So the Times stuck Kenny Logan, Jerry Guscott, Lawrence Dallaglio, David Walsh and the clown Jones in a room to pick their Lions squad, obviously nobody agreed on anything but it did make for some comical reading and here's what they eventually all came up with.

Steven Jones Made his Lions tour ‘debut’ in New Zealand in 1983 and our man has reported on every tour since

15 Lee Byrne (Wales)
14 Rob Kearney (Ireland)
13 Tom Shanklin (Wales)
12 Gavin Henson (Wales)
11 Shane Williams (Wales)
10 Stephen Jones (Wales)
9 Mike Phillips (Wales)
1 Gethin Jenkins (Wales)
2 Ross Ford (Scotland)
3 Jerry Flannery (Ireland) :blink:
4 Paul O’Connell (Ireland)
5 Alun-Wyn Jones (Wales)
6 Tom Croft (England)
8 Ryan Jones (capt) (Wales)
7 David Wallace (Ireland)

David Walsh An eternal optimist, despite covering Irish rugby for many years. Co-author of Lawrence Dallaglio’s autobiography

15 Delon Armitage (England)
14 Shane Williams (Wales)
13 Brian O’Driscoll (Ireland)
12 Jamie Roberts (Wales)
11 Luke Fitzgerald (Ireland)
10 Danny Cipriani (England)
9 Mike Phillips (Wales)
1 Gethin Jenkins (Wales)
2 Rory Best (Ireland)
3 Euan Murray (Scotland)
4 Paul O’Connell (capt) (Ireland)
5 Alun-Wyn Jones (Wales)
6 Tom Croft (England)
8 Jamie Heaslip (Ireland)
7 Martyn Williams (Wales)

Lawrence Dallaglio Three Lions tours and a major factor in the series win in South Africa in 1997. Now on the board of his old club Wasps

15 Lee Byrne (Wales)
14 Paul Sackey (England)
13 Brian O’Driscoll (Ireland)
12 Jamie Roberts (Wales)
11 Shane Williams (Wales)
10 Ronan O’Gara (Ireland)
9 Mike Phillips (Wales)
1 Gethin Jenkins (Wales)
2 Jerry Flannery (Ireland)
3 Phil Vickery (England)
4 Simon Shaw (England)
5 Paul O’Connell (capt) (Ireland)
6 Joe Worsley (England)
8 Jamie Heaslip (Ireland)
7 Martyn Williams (Wales)

Jeremy Guscott Winner on two Lions tours, with a brilliant try against Australia in 1989 and the drop goal that beat South Africa in 1997

15 Lee Byrne (Wales)
14 Shane Williams (Wales)
13 Brian O’Driscoll (Ireland)
12 Gavin Henson (Wales)
11 Tommy Bowe (Ireland)
10 Jonny Wilkinson (England)
9 Mike Phillips (Wales)
1 Gethin Jenkins (Wales)
2 Ross Ford (Scotland)
3 Euan Murray (Scotland)
4 Paul O’Connell (Ireland)
5 Alun-Wyn Jones (Wales)
6 Tom Croft (England)
8 Jamie Heaslip (Ireland)
7 David Wallace (capt) (Ireland)

Kenny Logan Won more than 70 caps for Scotland, and managed to take fifth place on Strictly Come Dancing

15 Lee Byrne (Wales)
14 Shane Williams (Wales)
13 Brian O’Driscoll (capt) (Ire)
12 Jamie Roberts (Wales)
11 Paul Sackey (England)
10 Ronan O’Gara (Ireland)
9 Chris Cusiter (Scotland)
1 Gethin Jenkins (Wales)
2 Matthew Rees (Wales)
3 Euan Murray (Scotland)
4 Paul O’Connell (Ireland)
5 Simon Shaw (England)
6 Tom Croft (England)
8 Jamie Heaslip (Ireland)
7 Martyn Williams (Wales)

 

[shazbooger]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (An Tarbh @ Mar 22 2009, 10:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Steven Jones Made his Lions tour ‘debut’ in New Zealand in 1983 and our man has reported on every tour since

15 Lee Byrne (Wales)
14 Rob Kearney (Ireland)
13 Tom Shanklin (Wales)
12 Gavin Henson (Wales)
11 Shane Williams (Wales)
10 Stephen Jones (Wales)
9 Mike Phillips (Wales)
1 Gethin Jenkins (Wales)
2 Ross Ford (Scotland)
3 Jerry Flannery (Ireland) :blink:
4 Paul O’Connell (Ireland)
5 Alun-Wyn Jones (Wales)
6 Tom Croft (England)
8 Ryan Jones (capt) (Wales)
7 David Wallace (Ireland)

That one is just really funny. He didnt watch the game yesterday or is he in denial?

 

[dundeesmiffy]

I sent an email into the BBC 6N forum about Jeremy's Lions XV, I don't suppose anyone knows if it got read out. I kind of worded it like most of the replies that get sent in to them in an effort to rub Jeremy's face in the fact he's a f***ing plum.

 

[shtove]

There should be only two names on that team sheet: the entire pack should be named Jones, the entire backline Williams. Farking disgrace that the greatest team in the world has only nine :huh: players in there.

Didn't he also say POC wasn't good enough to take on Matfield?

 

[Cymro]

Reckon Walsh aint to far from the mark, just I would have Byrne in at 15 before hand and possibly Wallace at 6! Oh and Flutey at 12!

 

[An Tarbh]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (shtove @ Mar 22 2009, 04:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

There should be only two names on that team sheet: the entire pack should be named Jones, the entire backline Williams. Farking disgrace that the greatest team in the world has only nine :huh: players in there.

Didn't he also say POC wasn't good enough to take on Matfield?[/b]

He did, also a bit in denial with Jones in over Heaslip, and the O'Driscoll comment is just comedy, loved the fact that Kenny Logan said he was worried about Jones writing in the Times now.

 

[durbutter]

Can someone tell me why that tool put two hookers in his front row?

 

[An Tarbh]

It's Stephen Jones but obviously it's a typo.