Four Scots in 22 To Face Cheetahs
Posted by Rory at 1.12pm
Filed under: British and Irish Lions
Nature metaphors continue: Lions vs Cheetahs – who will win? All four Scots in the touring party are selected to play tomorrow, with Hines and Blair on the bench and as expected our front row boys get a start alongside fellow beast Andrew Sheridan. After this match, everyone in tour will have played or at least been selected and the coaches will begin formulating ideas about test combinations – if they have not already…
British & Irish Lions Team versus Cheetahs on Saturday 6th June
15. Lee Byrne (Ospreys/Wales)
14. Leigh Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues/Wales)
13. Keith Earls (Munster/Ireland)
12. Luke Fitzgerald (Leinster/Ireland)
11. Shane Williams (Ospreys/Wales)
10. James Hook (Ospreys/Wales)
9. Harry Ellis (Leicester Tigers/England)
8. Andy Powell (Cardiff Blues/Wales)
7. Joe Worsley (London Wasps/England)
6. Stephen Ferris (Ulster/Ireland)
5. Paul O’Connell (Munster/Ireland) captain
4. Donncha O’Callaghan (Munster/Ireland)
3. Euan Murray (Northampton Saints/Scotland)
2. Ross Ford (Edinburgh/Scotland)
1. Andrew Sheridan (Sale Sharks/England)
Replacements:
16. Matthew Rees (Scarlets/Wales)
17. Adam Jones (Ospreys/Wales)
18. Simon Shaw (London Wasps/England)
19. Nathan Hines (Perpignan/Scotland)
20. Mike Blair (Edinburgh/Scotland)
21. Ronan O’Gara (Munster/Ireland)
22. Gordon D’Arcy (Leinster/Ireland)
3 responses so far
1 Mac said:
But who plays wing forward in the event of injury?
Jun 5, 2009 at 4:14 pm
2 Allan said:
test match front row (fingers crossed). Agree the bench looks ropey for loose forward cover. Cant see any reason why Shaw is in the squad, no chance of a test place, same goes for Earls and Adam Jones. Too many make-weights in this tour party.
Jun 5, 2009 at 5:46 pm
3 Rory said:
It was a bit of a bodged together team giving one to everyone who hadn’t had a shot yet, probably reflected in the result.
Jun 8, 2009 at 11:08 am
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