With the Autumn Nations Series settled, Rugby World editor Joe Robinson picks his current British & Irish Lions XV if they played tomorrow
If the British & Irish Lions played Australia in the first Test tomorrow, this is the starting XV I would select.
This statement comes with caveats. Firstly, this is an imaginary fixture, they are not playing tomorrow. Nor am I Lions head coach Andy Farrell. This team is based off what I have seen from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales over the past month in the Autumn Nations Series.
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So don’t worry if I’ve excluded your favourite player, it’s ok. Farrell’s not reading this and copying my homework.
This also means I have avoided players currently on the sidelines. For example, Ireland front-row duo Tadhg Furlong and Dan Sheehan are not fit so are not selected. In an ideal world, they both probably make the XV. There…
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