The Lions squad for 2021 prediction

[Leonormous Boozer]

Forwards: Tadhg Beirne, Jack Conan, Luke Cowan Dickie, Tom Curry, Zander Fagerson, Taulupe Faletau, Tadhg Furlong, Jamie George, Iain Henderson, Jonny Hill, Maro Itoje, Alun Wyn Jones, Wyn Jones, Courtney Lawes, Ken Owens, Andrew Porter, Sam Simmonds, Rory Sutherland, Justin Tipuric, Mako Vunipola, Hamish Watson.

Backs: Josh Adams, Bundee Aki, Dan Biggar, Elliot Daly, Gareth Davies, Owen Farrell, Chris Harris, Robbie Henshaw, Stuart Hogg, Conor Murray, Ali Price, Louis Rees-Zammit, Finn Russell, Duhan van der Merwe, Anthony Watson, Liam Williams.

Howley must have made a bomb on a few of these. Only explanation.

 

[ncurd]

Ryan, Ringrose, sex, sinckler, Slade, Stander...

Did they just forget about a part of the alphabet??

Got told to reduce 50 man to 36 and just tore out a page in anger.

 

[Dean Cooperfield-West]

I wonder if several players turned it down? None of use saw some of those names coming.

 

[BPM]

So
Loosehead: Jones, Sutherland, Vunipola
Hooker: Cowan-Dickie, George, Owens
Tighthead: Furlong, Porter
Locks: Henderson, Hill, Itoje, Wyn Jones, Lawes
Flanks: Bernie, Conan, Curry, Tipuric, Watson
Number 8: Fagerson, Faletau

Really taking 2 Tightheads or did I miss someone? 6 locks

Wrong Fagerson, it's Zander who is a tighthead. Conan is an 8.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Wrong Fagerson, it's Zander who is a tighthead. Conan is an 8.

So the lesser looker brother.....

Matt Fagerson would've been IMO understandable

 

[BPM]

Jonny Hill hasn't taken to test rugby very well. It's exposed his poor technique and decision making. I think he's good enough to improve on those, but no way in hell he should be in that Lions squad over Ryan or Gray.

 

[Geordie]

I could understand the Ted Hill one if he'd looked good internationally as Ryan and Gray weren't on top form. But he looked like a bit of a dumbass out there, and didn't really have a sizeable impact. Very strange

Never mind how Bundee Aki somehow got into that squad

Johnny HIll, not Ted Hill.
i actually rate him as a good mobile lock, very good in the prem. But im not convinced he's an international yet...and certainly not a Lion.

 

[WaterboySA]

Can't believe CJ didn't make it, and then the irish centre and lock, sorry forget the names....

 

[Groundhog]

Insane how annoyed I am as an Irish fan, yet Bundee Aki is potentially the worst selection of all?

 

[big ginger 8]

On the one hand delighted for Conan (and the people who laughed at me when I suggested he might go) on the other hand what the actual ****?

Suppose it is the most Gatland squad that ever did Gatland.

 

[Groundhog]

Can't believe CJ didn't make it, and then the irish centre and lock, sorry forget the names....

Ringrose and Ryan would be the two!

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Hope this team get's smashed

 

[ncurd]

Insane how annoyed I am as an Irish fan, yet Bundee Aki is potentially the worst selection of all?

I dunno Mako or Daly is pretty much up there.

 

[BPM]

Insane how annoyed I am as an Irish fan, yet Bundee Aki is potentially the worst selection of all?

Worse than Jonny Hill? I wouldn't have picked Aki, but I assume he's there because Tuilagi's unavailable and the options at 12 are poor.

Picking Hill ahead of Ryan and Gray who are both superior is bizarre.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

 

[Groundhog]

I dunno Mako or Daly is pretty much up there.

Yeah true. Like at least they both are getting picked for England though? Like... Aki was just so far from my mind in terms of who could possibly get picked.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

On the plus side, a lot of players I did not want to see in the England setup have gone so that will at least force Jones' hand.

 

[Groundhog]

Hope this team get's smashed

Don't think you need to blow out the candles on your birthday cake to make this dream come true

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

Insane how annoyed I am as an Irish fan, yet Bundee Aki is potentially the worst selection of all?

Aki is weird but I guess he's definitely a Gatland type of player - he's this tours Ben Te'o I guess

There's arguably some much weirder **** in there

 

[ncurd]

On the plus side, a lot of players I did not want to see in the England setup have gone so that will at least force Jones' hand.

Yeah but then he's taken Simmons and left us Billy....out of spite

It has to be spite right?