Lions Squad: 2009

[Hall]

The moment is nearly upon us, fourty minutes away by the clock on my cooker. As I sit in the kitchen writing an essay on Jamaican Creole, my mind is - understandably - on other things.
It is apparent that Paul O'Connell is the captain and that's great news. It's not as if Brian O'Driscoll isn't going to be out there as a leader anyway. Now I'm just excited to find out who else will be going.

Cymro MOD:

Lions Squad:

Backs:

Lee Byrne
Rob Kearney
Shane Williams
Leigh Halfpenny
Ugo Monye
Tommy Bowe
Luke Fitzgerald
Tom Shanklin
Brian O'Driscoll
Keith Earls
Jamie Roberts
Riki Flutey
Ronan O'Gara
Stephen Jones
Mike Phillips
Harry Ellis
Thomas O'Leary

Forwards:

Jamie Heaslip
Andy Powell
Stephen Ferris
Alan Quinlan
Martyn Williams
David Wallace
Joe Worsley
Alun Wyn Jones
Paul O'Connell ©
Donncha O'Callaghan
Nathan Hines
Simon Shaw
Gethin Jenkins
Adam Jones
Andrew Sheridan
Phil Vickery
Euan Murray
Gerry Flannery
Lee Mears
Matthew Rees

 

[Bluemoon]

Is anywhere broadcasting the announcement live?

 

[Hall]

I'll be watching it on Sky Sports News.

 

[Hall]

Fifteen minutes away!

 

[Hall]

Room is filling up, less than ten to go!

 

[Bumbadum]

three minutes dammit...I can barely contain my excitement!!11

 

[Hall]

I've moved to the living room now because I couldn't seem to get SSN on the telly in my kitchen for some reason.

And here we go, its coming on!

 

[Hall]

The staff are up!

 

[Bumbadum]

fricking video....arrrrgghhh

decent watch though

 

[Hall]

Oh just announce the squad ffs!

 

[Hall]

Keith Earls is in!

 

[shazbooger]

Keep the updates coming lads. I'm blind in here in work.

 

[Bumbadum]

Earls, oleary, Ellis all in

Flannery, Mears and Rees at 2

 

[durbutter]

Oh snap

 

[Bumbadum]

captain: POC

 

[Bumbadum]

Moyne, Halfpenny both in, no Cueto

 

[Bluemoon]

Andy Powell in, Ryan Jones out. Ooof.

Very handy squad there.

 

[Hall]

Backs

Lee Byrne
Rob Kearney
Shane Williams
Leigh Halfpenny
Ugo Monye
Tommy Bowe
Luke Fitzgerald
Tom Shanklin
Brian O'Driscoll
Keith Earls
Jamie Roberts
Riki Flutey
Ronan O'Gara
Stephen Jones
Mike Phillips
Harry Ellis
Thomas O'Leary

Forwards
Jamie Heaslip
Andy Powell
Stephen Ferris
Alan Quinlan
Martyn Williams
David Wallace
Joe Worsley
Alun Wyn Jones
Paul O'Connell ©
Donncha O'Callaghan
Nathan Hines
Simon Shaw
Gethin Jenkins
Adam Jones
Andrew Sheridan
Phil Vickery
Euan Murray
Gerry Flannery
Lee Mears
Matthew Rees

 

[shazbooger]

So..............

Only 1 scotsman
Only 2 outhalves

No Cipriani, Henson, R Jones, Hook, Hayes, Armitage or Horan

Shaw, Monye, Earls, Quinlan, Vickery all selected

Plenty to talk about

 

[Bumbadum]

Edit: Squad above