Thursday, 20th April 2017
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East Cork Rugby Notes GATLAND
UNVEILS HIS 2017 LIONS SQUAD
WARREN Gatland today unveiled the 41-man squad for the 2017 British & Irish Lions Tour to New Zealand. Sam Warburton of
Cardiff Blues and Wales will lead the Lions for a second consecutive Tour, an honour only ever achieved once be- fore by Martin Johnson in 1997 and 2001. Warburton will be supported by a number of former Lions with two players on their third and 14 on their second Tour. The
squad consists
of 22 forwards and 19 backs, with Maro Itoje the youngest player at the age of 22. Gatland, who spoke
to Warburton on Thurs- day afternoon last week, explained: “Sam is a great
player, an out-
standing leader and a winning Lions captain. We believe that Sam’s experience and leader- ship qualities make him an obvious choice as captain. He has earned the respect of his peers and coaches through his resilience,
tenacity and
hard work.” On the eve of the an- nouncement Warburton attended a private din- ner with all the living Lions
captains in the
Hilton Syon Park. He said: “Being in the
same room as so many Lions legends was an amazing experience.
I
feel humbled and ex- tremely proud to be given the
opportunity
to captain the Lions for a second Tour and look forward to playing the world champions on their own turf with the best players of the UK and Ireland at my side.”
Backs: Wales
Dan Biggar - Ospreys, Elliot Daly - Wasps,
England Jonathan Davies -
Scarlets, Wales, Lions #778 Owen Farrell - Sar-
acens, England, Lions #780 Leigh Halfpenny -
Toulon, Wales, Lions #775 Robbie Henshaw -
Leinster Rugby, Ireland Stuart Hogg - Glas-
gow Warriors, Scotland, Lions #783 Jonathan Joseph -
Bath Rugby, England Conor Murray -
Munster Rugby, Ire- land, Lions #790 George
North -
Northampton Saints, Wales, Lions #792 Jack Nowell - Exeter
Chiefs, England Jared Payne - Ulster
Rugby, Ireland Jonathan Sexton -
Leinster Rugby, Ireland, Lions #791 Tommy Seymour Glasgow Warriors,
-
Scotland Ben Te’o - Worcester
Warriors, England Anthony Watson -
Bath Rugby, England Rhys Webb - Ospreys,
Wales Liam Williams - Scar-
lets, Wales Ben Youngs - Leices-
ter Tigers, England, Li- ons #799
Forwards: Rory Best
Rugby, #793
- Ireland,
Ulster Lions
Dan Cole - Leicester
Tigers, England, Lions #794 Taulupe
Bath Rugby, Wales, Li- ons #779 Tadhg Furlong - Lein-
ster Rugby, Ireland Jamie George - Sara-
cens, England Iain Henderson - Ul-
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ster Rugby, Ireland Maro Itoje - Saracens,
England Alun Wyn Jones -
Ospreys, Wales, Lions #761 George Kruis - Sara-
cens, England Courtney Lawes -
Northampton Saints, England Joe Marler - Harle-
quins, England Jack McGrath - Lein-
ster Rugby, Ireland Ross Moriarty - Gloucester Rugby, Wales Sean O’Brien - Lein-
ster Rugby, Ireland, Li- ons #796
Peter O’Mahony -
Munster Rugby, Ireland Ken Owens - Scarlets,
Wales Kyle Sinckler - Harle-
quins, England CJ Stander - Munster
Rugby, Ireland Justin Tipuric - Os-
preys, Wales, Lions #786
Mako Vunipola - Sar-
acens, England, Lions #787
Billy Vunipola - Sara-
cens, England Sam Warburton (Captain)
- Cardiff
Blues, Wales, Lions #800
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