British and Irish Lions squad based on this year's six nations.

[iINDOMINUSxx]

Ok since the six nations are over, If you were going to select a squad for the lions based on this year's six nations who would you pick ?. This would be my pick.

1.) Cian Healy
2.) Rory Best
3.) Dan Cole
4.) Alun Wyn Jones
5.) Paul O'Connell
6.) Sean O'Brian
7.) Sam Warburton (C)
8.) Billy Vunipola
9.) Ben Youngs
10.) George Ford
11.) George North
12.) Robbie Henshaw
13.) Jonathan Josephs
14.) Leigh Halfpenny
15.) Stuart Hogg

16.) Scott Baldwin
17.) Joe Marler
18.) Samson Lee
19.) Jonny Gray
20.) Peter O'Mahony
21.) Conor Murray
22.) Dan Biggar
23.) Anthony Watson

 

[RedruthRFC]

If you're just picking a 23, see the team of the tournament threads. Picking a squad could be interesting though.

 

[ae15]

Props:
Cian Healy
Alex Corbisiero
Joe Marler
Dan Cole
Samson Lee
Kieran Brookes

Hookers:
Rory Best
Scott Baldwin
Ken Owens

Locks:
Alun Wyn Jones
Luke Charteris
Joe Launchbury
Paul O'Connell
Courtney Lawes

Back Row:
Peter O'Mahony
Sean O Brien
Dan Lydiate
Sam Warburton
Toby Faletau
Billy Vunipola
Justin Tipuric

Scrum Half:
Conor Murray
Rhys Webb
Ben Youngs

Fly Half:
George Ford
Jonny Sexton
Dan Biggar

Centre:
Jamie Roberts
Robbie Henshaw
Jonathan Joseph
Jonathan Davies

Back Three:
Liam Williams
George North
Leigh Halfpenny
Stuart Hogg
Mike Brown
Christian Wade

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Props
Healy
Corbs
Cole
Lee
Moore

Hookers
Best
Ford

Locks
POC
AWJ
Charteris
J Gray
Lawes

Back row
Warbs
POM
Heaslip
SOB
Vunipola
Ashe

9s
Murray
Webb

10s
Sexton
Biggar
Ford

Centre
JJ
Roberts
Dunbar
Henshaw
Davies

Back Three
Halfpenny
Bowe
Fitz
Nowell
Brown
North

12 Irish
8 English
10 Welsh
4 Scots

 

[j'nuh]

Going with 37 (last Lions squad size)

1. Healy, Jenkins, Marler
2. Best, Owens, Hibbard
3. Lee, Cole, Wilson
4. AWJ, Launchbury, J Gray
5. POC, Lawes
6. POM, Robshaw
7. Warburton, SOB
8. Vunipola, Morgan

9. Murray, Webb, Laidlaw
10. Sexton, Biggar, Ford
11. North, Seymour
12. Henshaw, Roberts, Dunbar
13. Joseph, Bennett
14. Williams, Bowe
15. Halfpenny, Hogg

10 English
9 Irish
12 Welsh
6 Scottish

 

[michaelbolton]

Going with 37 (last Lions squad size)

1. Healy, Corbs, Marler
2. Best, Owens, Hibbard
3. Lee, Cole, Moore
4. AWJ, Launchbury, J Gray
5. POC, Lawes
6. POM, Robshaw
7. Warburton, SOB
8. Vunipola, Morgan

9. Murray, Webb, Youngs
10. Sexton, Biggar, Ford
11. North, Watson
12. Henshaw, Roberts, Dunbar
13. Joseph, Bennett
14. Bowe, Nowell
15. L Williams, Hogg

13 English
10 Irish
10 Welsh
4 Scottish

Still not sure on Hibbard or Roberts but can't think of a better one for either atm.

Edit: Maybe Scott Williams in for Roberts thinking about it..

 

[ae15]

Don't really understand the inclusion of Dunbar and Bennett. Both performed OK and Bennett looked dangerous but they were in a centre partnership that lost all five games. As much as I think Bennett has plenty of potential, he doesn't really seem to have a rugby brain at all: the number of times he seemed to just run the ball out because he never thought about the touchline was substantial.

 

[psychic duck]

Going with 37 (last Lions squad size)

1. Healy, Jenkins, Marler
2. Best, Owens, Hibbard
3. Lee, Cole, Wilson
4. AWJ, Launchbury, J Gray
5. POC, Lawes
6. POM, Robshaw
7. Warburton, SOB
8. Vunipola, Morgan

9. Murray, Webb, Laidlaw
10. Sexton, Biggar, Ford
11. North, Seymour
12. Henshaw, Roberts, Dunbar
13. Joseph, Bennett
14. Williams, Bowe
15. Halfpenny, Hogg

Hibbard? He's not making the Wales 23 never mind a Lions squad.

Also Davies ahead of Dunbar, and surely there are better wingers in the British Isles than Liam Williams?

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Ashe

The Scottish flankers were so utterly outplayed against Ireland I don't see the case for them. I'd have Kelly Brown ahead of Ashe in the Scotland team, let alone a Lions tour.

 

[iINDOMINUSxx]

Don't really understand the inclusion of Dunbar and Bennett. Both performed OK and Bennett looked dangerous but they were in a centre partnership that lost all five games. As much as I think Bennett has plenty of potential, he doesn't really seem to have a rugby brain at all: the number of times he seemed to just run the ball out because he never thought about the touchline was substantial.

by the partnership off the paring off Dunbar and Bennett you mean lost 2 games ?, Dunbar missed the last 2 and went off early against wales and italy i'm sure. Scott and Bennett is not working though. Bennett as you said is fine but Scott has lost it, His defence game was poor he wouldn't stop rushing up and making huge gaps. If Dunbar didn't get injured then our defence would look a little bit better.

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Hibbard? He's not making the Wales 23 never mind a Lions squad.

Also Davies ahead of Dunbar, and surely there are better wingers in the British Isles than Liam Williams?

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The Scottish flankers were so utterly outplayed against Ireland I don't see the case for them. I'd have Kelly Brown ahead of Ashe in the Scotland team, let alone a Lions tour.

Sorry i disagree with you there. The only outplayed flankers were Cowan in my opinon and thats about it. Ashe play's mainly at 8. so you can't slap him down that much. Harley is a good player he did fine.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Cowan was your best flanker, what you chatting?

I was impressed by Ashe, but not enough to tout him in a lions squad.

 

[iINDOMINUSxx]

Cowan was your best flanker, what you chatting?

I was impressed by Ashe, but not enough to tout him in a lions squad.

I agree that Ashe is not ready to be in the lions squad. But Cowan was not our best flanker. Yes he's good but i think Harley was more impressive than Cowan.

 

[j'nuh]

Hibbard? He's not making the Wales 23 never mind a Lions squad.

I don't agree with Gatland's choice of Baldwin over Hibbard. I think the impression is that Hibbard was replaced because the lineout wasn't going well. Hibbard and Ball were swapped out for Baldwin and Charteris at the same time. It gave Baldwin a massive edge over Hibbard because Charteris started in the games that Baldwin played.

Which hooker would you take instead?

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

I used a bit of a artistic licence with Ashe, inconsistent with the rest of the squad, but I was wholly unimpressed by the 6's from the British sides to be honest. As for the centres, Dunbar would have been the 12 of the tournament, Scotland's best player, Bennett needs to sure up the defence though, Scotland were incredibly vulnerable out wide because of him.

 

[TheSaffycen]

The squad based on this year-
Hooker- Best, Ford, Owens
Props- Cole, McGrath, Dickinson, Marler, Moore (Ross would be there if not for age) Cross
Locks- Gray, Lawes, POC, Wyn Jones
Flankers- Cowan, Robshaw, Warburton, O'Brien
Number 8- Vunipola, Heaslip
Scrum Half- Webb, Murray, Youngs
Fly Half- Ford, Sexton, Biggar
Centres- Dunbar, Davies, Joseph, Roberts, Henshaw
Wingers-Nowell, North, Williams, Bowe
Fullback- Brown, Kearney, Halfpenny

 

[psychic duck]

I don't agree with Gatland's choice of Baldwin over Hibbard. I think the impression is that Hibbard was replaced because the lineout wasn't going well. Hibbard and Ball were swapped out for Baldwin and Charteris at the same time. It gave Baldwin a massive edge over Hibbard because Charteris started in the games that Baldwin played.

Which hooker would you take instead?

Hibbard was also dropped because he's not a genuine hooker under the scrum engagements, that area was better without him. Back in 2013 he was comfortably ahead of Best, now it's role reversed. Owens and Best are both clearly better than him, so are probably all 3 of England's hookers. Hibbard had a good run, but hopefully Wales don't make the same mistake Woodward made in 2005 of picking players based on what they did 2 years ago. The game moves on.

 

[valley commando]

Props:
Cian Healy
Alex Corbisiero
Joe Marler
Dan Cole
Samson Lee
Kieran Brookes

Hookers:
Rory Best
Scott Baldwin
Ken Owens

Locks:
Alun Wyn Jones
Luke Charteris
Joe Launchbury
Paul O'Connell
Courtney Lawes

Back Row:
Peter O'Mahony
Sean O Brien
Dan Lydiate
Sam Warburton
Toby Faletau
Billy Vunipola
Justin Tipuric

Scrum Half:
Conor Murray
Rhys Webb
Ben Youngs

Fly Half:
George Ford
Jonny Sexton
Dan Biggar

Centre:
Jamie Roberts
Robbie Henshaw
Jonathan Joseph
Jonathan Davies

Back Three:
Liam Williams
George North
Leigh Halfpenny
Stuart Hogg
Mike Brown
Christian Wade

Props - Healy,Corbisero,Jenkins,Lee,Cole
Hookers - Best,Baldwin,Owens
Locks - AWJ, Charteris, POC, Parling, Ball
Back Row - Warbs, Tiperic, Falatau, Lydiate, SOB, POM, Heaslip

9,s - Murray, Webb, Youngs
10's - Biggar, Sexton, Russell
Centres - Henshaw, Scott Williams, Jamie R, Johnathen Davies
Back 3 - Halfpenny, Liam Williams, Brown, Hogg, North

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Ball?! Lydiate?!

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

Ball?! Lydiate?! Parling?! Russell!? Scott Williams!? Baldwin?!

Fixed

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

I liked the fullback to wing ratio myself...

 

[goodNumber10]

Props - Healy,Corbisero,Jenkins,Lee,Cole
Hookers - Best,Baldwin,Owens
Locks - AWJ, Charteris, POC, Parling, Ball
Back Row - Warbs, Tiperic, Falatau, Lydiate, SOB, POM, Heaslip

9,s - Murray, Webb, Youngs
10's - Biggar, Sexton, Russell
Centres - Henshaw, Scott Williams, Jamie R, Johnathen Davies
Back 3 - Halfpenny, Liam Williams, Brown, Hogg, North

roff!

No Bennett? No Joseph? no Ford or Farrell (both better than Russell)?

Ball over Lawes, Launchbury and Toner?

Heaslip and POM?

This is a WUM, no?