The Telegraph Picks Their Lions Squad For The 2021 Tour
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A way to go yet.
The Lions 2017 tour of New Zealand is barely over and we’re already looking forward to the next one in four years time and rightly so. The Lions will take on South Africa in 2021 in what promises to be another exciting tour.
The last time the Lions took on South Africa in 2007 they were the defending world champions just like New Zealand this year, but unfortunately lost the series 2-1. What’s really annoying about that series is the fact that the Lions really could have won it. No doubt it makes 2021 all the more interesting.
It may be four whole years away, but The Telegraph have gone and had a go at predicting a squad for the tour. Have a look below and let us know what you think.
Potential Lions squad for tour of South Africa 2021
- Rob Evans (Wales) – Loosehead prop – 29 in in 2021
- Jack McGrath (Ireland) – Loosehead prop – 31 in 2021
- Mako Vunipola (England) – Loosehead prop – 30 in 2021
- Jamie George (England) – Hooker – 30 in 2021
- Niall Scannell (Ireland) – Hooker – 29 in 2021
- Ryan Elias (Wales) – Hooker – 26 in 2021
- Zander Fagerson (Scotland) – Tighthead prop – 25 in 2021
- Tadhg Furlong (Ireland) – Tighthead prop – 28 in 2021
- Kyle Sinckler (England) – Tighthead prop – 28 in 2021
- Maro Itoje (England) – Lock – 26 in 2021
- Jonny Gray (Scotland) – Lock – 27 in 2021
- Joe Launchbury (England) – Lock – 30 in 2021
- Courtney Lawes (England) – Lock – 32 in 2021
- James Ryan (Ireland) – Lock – 24 in 2021
- Taulupe Faletau (Wales) – Lock – 30 in 2021
- Zach Mercer (England) – Back row – 24 in 2021
- Ross Moriarty (Wales) – Back row – 27 in 2021
- Sam Underhill (England) – Back row – 24 in 2021
- Josh van der Flier (Ireland) – Back row – 28 in 2021
- Billy Vunipola (England) – Back row – 28 in 2021
- Sam Warburton (Wales) – Back row – 32 in 2021
- Hamish Watson (Scotland) – Back row – 29 in 2021
- Conor Murray (Ireland) – Scrum-half – 32 in 2021
- Ali Price (Scotland) – Scrum-half – 27 in 2021
- Tomos Williams (Wales) – Scrum-half – 26 in 2021
- Owen Farrell (England) – Fly-half – 29 in 2021
- George Ford (England) – Fly-half – 28 in 2021
- Finn Russell (Scotland) – Fly-half – 28 in 2021
- Jonathan Davies (Wales) – Centre – 33 in 2021
- Robbie Henshaw (Ireland) – Centre – 28 in 2021
- Harry Malinder (England) – Centre – 25 in 2021
- Joe Marchant (England) – Centre – 24 in 2021
- Garry Ringrose (Ireland) – Centre – 26 in 2021
- Joey Carbery (Ireland) – Back three – 25 in 2021
- Joe Cokanasiga (England) – Back three – 23 in 2021
- Elliot Daly (England) – Back three – 28 in 2021
- Steff Evans (Wales) – Back three – 26 in 2021
- Stuart Hogg (Scotland) – Back three – 28 in 2021
- Jack Nowell (England) – Back three – 28 in 2021
- Anthony Watson (England) – Back three – 27 in 2021
- Liam Williams (Wales) – Back three – 30 in 2021