Billy Vunipola Set To Miss Out On Lions Selection, Versatile Back Set To Be Surprise Inclusion
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Staying at home.
England and Saracens number eight Billy Vunipola is set to miss out on British and Irish Lions selection when Warren Gatland names his squad later today, according to a report in The Guardian.
Vunipola had a poor Six Nations campaign with England and has really struggled for form in the last few months. Exeter Chiefs back-rower and current European Player of the Year Sam Simmonds is set to get the nod over him.
Elsewhere, Elliot Daly is set to be a surprise inclusion despite also struggling for form in recent months. Daly travelled with the Lions in 2017 and played a key role but was expected to miss out in favour of a form back-three player.
But it seems his versatility has convinced Gatland to bring him to South Africa with the Saracens man able to play almost anywhere in the backline.
