2025 Lions - Who is on the Tour for you?

[Hmmmmmm]

The Scots I expect to tour are:

Russell
Tuipolotu
DVDM
Schoeman
Z Fagerson
Kinghorn (covers the back three and FH)

Possibly a scrum half (Ben White or G Horne).

LOL Scots

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Porter, Kelleher, Sheehan, Furlong, McCarthy, VdF, Doris, JGP, Henshaw or Ringrose, Lowe, Keenan.

Leinster players I expect to travel, he could take both Henshaw and Ringrose and possibly Ryan too but I think you go for a different player when Itoje essentially does what Ryan does at a slightly higher level. Osborne a potential bolter too but likely at the expense of Henshaw if it happens.

11 - 13 guys. Don't like that at all from a player welfare POV, every other season is turning into a 12 monther, but presumably the most players a single club will have ever provided if it comes to pass?

 

[TommiG88]

Edit: nah

 

[Bada-Bing!]

British and Irish Lions: The team of the autumn - according to the data

Bundee Aki or Sione Tuipulotu? Jac Morgan or Tom Curry? The analysts at Opta have crunched the numbers to produce a Lions XV based on autumn performances.

www.bbc.co.uk

According to the data 7 Scottish players in the starting XV.

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

lol most of those aren't Scottish anyhow

 

[mikebrownsauce1512]

lol most of those aren't Scottish anyhow

Duhan Van Der McMerwe, Sione McTuipulotu.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Tom Jordan's Porridge Oats
Pierre SchoemAnstruther Fisheries Museum

Sure they're as Scottish as Irn Bru!

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

I despise "data" based selections in rugby.

 

[General Melchett]

You can always rely on the BBC comments section for some good old knicker wetting, xenophobia and trolling.

 

[McTallshort]

You can always rely on the BBC comments section for some good old knicker wetting, xenophobia and trolling.

Yeah...I miss the old 606 forum

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

I'm sure they'll be someone in the comments demanding 15 Welsh players in the starting 23!

My prediction is more foreign born players on tour than actual Englishmen and Welshman combined.