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BRITISH & IRISH LIONS SQUAD
MAKO VUNIPOLA
PROP
UNION: England
TEAM: Saracens
DOB: 14.04.91
HEIGHT: 1.83m
WEIGHT: 121kg
CAPS: 42 (England)
LIONS RECORD: 2013, Australia (3 Test, 4 non-Test)
Eager to get on the ball and break through defences, Mako is also a talented footballer, as his recent 50-metre attacking kick for Saracens showed.
IAIN HENDERSON
LOCK
UNION: Ireland
TEAM: Ulster
DOB: 21.02.92
HEIGHT: 2.01m
WEIGHT: 112kg
CAPS: 32 (Ireland)
LIONS RECORD: Debut tour
Iain’s ability to play as both lock and loose forward helped his Lions cause, as did his try-scoring performance against England that helped Ireland to a Six Nations win.
CORY HILL
LOCK
UNION: Wales
TEAM: Dragons
DOB: 10.02.88
HEIGHT: 1.96m
WEIGHT: 114kg
CAPS: 6 (Wales)
LIONS RECORD: Debut tour
Has made six appearances for Wales since making his debut against Australia last year. Was Vice Captain during Wales’s recent win over Tonga in Auckland.
MARO ITOJE
LOCK
UNION: England
TEAM: Saracens
DOB: 28.10.94
HEIGHT: 1.98m
WEIGHT: 110kg
CAPS: 12 (England)
LIONS RECORD: Debut tour
Whether it’s at lock or as a loose forward, Maro’s athleticism and all-round ability have seen him marked out as a potential world-beater from an early age.
ALUN WYN JONES
LOCK
Appeared in the last six Lions Tests, and with 110 caps, Wales Captain Alun will be a key gure in this year’s squad.
GEORGE KRUIS
LOCK
UNION: England
TEAM: Saracens
DOB: 22.02.90
HEIGHT: 1.98m
WEIGHT: 117kg
CAPS: 20 (England)
LIONS RECORD: Debut tour
Although just 20 caps into his England career and just back from injury, George must have been one of the rst locks on the Lions squad list, such has been his impact this season.
UNION: Wales
TEAM: Ospreys
DOB: 19.09.85
HEIGHT: 1.98m WEIGHT: 118kg
CAPS: 110 (Wales) LIONS RECORD: 2009, Wales and 2013, Australia (6 Test, 7 non-Test)
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