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<blockquote data-quote="FrankfurtRugbyWatcher4" data-source="post: 994035" data-attributes="member: 83480"><p>Wrote down my 1st "2021 Lions squad" a week after the final whistle 2017 for that draw in The Land of The Long White Cloud. It's just so much fun.</p><p>Based on who was then available. And likely to last being in top form given the riches available.</p><p>Now every International Saeson, every summer tour or autumn tour saeson, let alone the World Cup is worth a revision. It is just so much fun.</p><p>Now here is where we're at in my humble, debatable opinion. It will change in a minute. Well with the next batch of tests. Yeah gimme some.</p><p>So I see the intermediate summary like this:</p><p>1 M. Vunipola (Evans / Sutherland)</p><p>2 McInally (George)</p><p>3 Furlong (Sinckler)</p><p>4 Ryan (Henderson)</p><p>5 Lawes (Ball)</p><p>6 Itoje (Stander)</p><p>7 Curry (Underhill)</p><p>8 B. Vunipola (M. Wilson)</p><p>9 Price (Webb)</p><p>10 Farrell (Russell)</p><p>11 May (Adams)</p><p>12 Slade (Johnson)</p><p>13 Tuilagi (Daly)</p><p>14 Larmour (Stockdale)</p><p>15 Hogg (L. Williams)</p><p>Hard to leave out Fagerson, Williams, Navidi, Wainwright, Ritchie, Tipuric, H. Watson, G. Horne, Cooney, Carbery, Ford, Anscombe, North, Cokanasiga, Graham, A. Watson. Some of those will make it, as the squad will be larger than 30 in number.</p><p>It is clear that the depth could be better at loose head, hooker and lock (especially if Lawes won't be able to last longer than Paulie O'Connell did, same age then, on the 2013 tour.) Given the standards at this level.</p><p>Owens, AW Jones, Faletau, Cipriani, J. Davies, Aki, and Parkes won't last that long.</p><p>Genge and Gray are too light, to match that opponent in the set piece. After being dismantled 2009 in the scrum and unable to cope with the South African maul, Mears, Vickery, and Alun Wyn Jones had to be replaced to beef up the pack. This happened again to Cole and Itjoje at the world cup final.</p><p>Huw Jones, Joseph, and Ringrose have got other frailties.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FrankfurtRugbyWatcher4, post: 994035, member: 83480"] Wrote down my 1st „2021 Lions squad“ a week after the final whistle 2017 for that draw in The Land of The Long White Cloud. It's just so much fun. Based on who was then available. And likely to last being in top form given the riches available. Now every International Saeson, every summer tour or autumn tour saeson, let alone the World Cup is worth a revision. It is just so much fun. Now here is where we're at in my humble, debatable opinion. It will change in a minute. Well with the next batch of tests. Yeah gimme some. So I see the intermediate summary like this: 1 M. Vunipola (Evans / Sutherland) 2 McInally (George) 3 Furlong (Sinckler) 4 Ryan (Henderson) 5 Lawes (Ball) 6 Itoje (Stander) 7 Curry (Underhill) 8 B. Vunipola (M. Wilson) 9 Price (Webb) 10 Farrell (Russell) 11 May (Adams) 12 Slade (Johnson) 13 Tuilagi (Daly) 14 Larmour (Stockdale) 15 Hogg (L. Williams) Hard to leave out Fagerson, Williams, Navidi, Wainwright, Ritchie, Tipuric, H. Watson, G. Horne, Cooney, Carbery, Ford, Anscombe, North, Cokanasiga, Graham, A. Watson. Some of those will make it, as the squad will be larger than 30 in number. It is clear that the depth could be better at loose head, hooker and lock (especially if Lawes won't be able to last longer than Paulie O'Connell did, same age then, on the 2013 tour.) Given the standards at this level. Owens, AW Jones, Faletau, Cipriani, J. Davies, Aki, and Parkes won't last that long. Genge and Gray are too light, to match that opponent in the set piece. After being dismantled 2009 in the scrum and unable to cope with the South African maul, Mears, Vickery, and Alun Wyn Jones had to be replaced to beef up the pack. This happened again to Cole and Itjoje at the world cup final. Huw Jones, Joseph, and Ringrose have got other frailties. [/QUOTE]
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