There’s a press conference in Leicester today to announce Martin Johnson as the tour captain, though. As we got there, Sky reporter Graham Simmons knocked on the window and congratulated us both. It hasn't been spoken about yet. In our latest rugby quiz, we want you to name every player that was named in the 2017 British and Irish Lions squad.The Lions created history that year by securing a series draw against the All Blacks in what was an enthralling couple of weeks in New Zealand.In this rugby quiz, we want you to name 49 different players – yes, 49 who were on that Lions tour.If you remember, after the initial squad was announced, there was a number of withdrawals due to injury while this also occurred throughout the tour as well.And of course, who can forget the controversial ‘Geography Six’? At the start of the year I didn't think I had a chance.
He turned round to see me holding his letter. It might be Wednesday, might be Thursday. His best showing by far.Another who put in his best performance, bagging a try in the process. A Lions tour can damage your prospects with your own nation, but it can also improve them for those in the viewing window.I realised I wasn’t taking it seriously in 1997 when I hid Will Greenwood’s selection letter. In our latest rugby quiz, we want you to name every player that was named in the 2017 British and Irish Lions squad. I would say maybe, yeah.
We pulled off and Will wondered whether he was taking the mick.Anyway, we got out the car and – because Will actually had been selected and was the only uncapped player – he was immediately surrounded by cameras. The flanker is under significant pressure for his place in the side from the Irish pairing of Peter O’Mahony and Sean O’Brien, with both starting the wins over the Crusaders and Maori All Blacks in recent weeks.Gatland trusted O’Mahony with the captaincy in Warburton’s absence against the Maori, and the Irishman’s Munster teammate CJ Stander believes that if he is selected again to lead the side instead of Warburton against the All Blacks, he will do the four home nations “proud”.“I think he’s a great leader. However, Nowell admits that despite each match being an audition for the Test side, they have bonded well over the course of the tour.“We are actually very tight, we have a lot of respect for each other, but we do understand that every time you get that chance to play with the Lions shirt, you get the chance to put your hand up for selection,” he said.
Gave the decisive pass to Nowell for his second try and one exceptional take in the lineout.Brilliant jump to steal the first lineout and proved a thorn in the Chiefs’ side. Accurate in the lineout until a crooked throw at the start of the second half saw him wobble on his throw, and penalised for handling the ball on the floor. Showed wonderfully fast hands at times, and struck up a good partnership with Payne outside him.Brilliant break down the left wing produced Nowell’s second try in what was undoubtedly the best score for the Lions of the tour so far. If you see the Lions as the absolute pinnacle, the dream you have had since you were a child, it can impact on your performance for the rest of the season.
On hand to finish a lovely flowing move for his second, though he still had to produce a good finish as he straightened the line and jinked his way past Shaun Stevenson and Chase Tiatia. His return remained solid in the scrum upon his arrival, but the yellow spoiled his day.Picked up a knock midway through the first half but soldiered on valiantly. I think it was a credit to everyone we had that scoreline at the end of the day.”.There’s no doubt that Daly has put himself firmly in the frame for the Test squad, but Nowell has also put his case forward with his best performance since pulling on the Lions shirt for the first time two weeks’ ago.The competition for a place in the back-three has been fierce, and while Anthony Watson and Leigh Halfpenny looked assured of starting places, North, Daly, Nowell and Williams also face competition from Scotland’s Tommy Seymour. I’ll make you a cup of tea. Crucial clearout in the second Nowell try, and a good all-round performance.Showed incredible upper body strength to hold up Mitch Brown in the opening minutes and win the scrum put-in. Strong carrying with a nice offload off the deck to Nowell early on, and also produced a stunning take in the air when Best threw too far on the Chiefs side.The unlucky one who had to be sacrificed when Marler was sent to the cooler, but he was on the shoulder twice in the first half to collect offloads from Lawes and Nowell that made significant gains. He showed his impressive footwork early on, and his withdrawal in the 60th minute suggests he’ll play a part on Saturday.Good start to the game and controlled play well. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. The England duo, along with Liam Williams, were …