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11.12 Captain, as expected, is Sam Warburton. Squad below:


Full-backs: Leigh Halfpenny, Stuart Hogg, Rob Kearney

Wings: Tommy Bowe, Sean Maitland, George North, Alex Cuthbert

Centres: Jonathan Davies, Jamie Roberts, Brian O'Driscoll, Manu Tuilagi

Fly-halves: Owen Farrell, Jonathan Sexton

Scrum-halves: Mike Phillips, Ben Youngs, Conor Murray

Props: Cian Healy, Adam Jones, Dan Cole, Matt Stevens, Mako Vunipola, Gethin Jenkins

Hookers: Dylan Hartley, Richard Hibbard, Tom Youngs

Locks: Alun Wyn Jones, Paul O'Connell, Geoff Parling, Richie Gray, Ian Evans

Back row: Toby Faletau, Jamie Heaslip, Dan Lydiate, Sean O'Brien, Justin Tipuric, Tom Croft, Sam Warburton

Wales 15,England 10,Ireland 9,Scotland 3


I think Ireland can be happy with its representation, most of the potential candidates made the squad, with Rory Best the obvious exception.


The team has the potential to have a good balanced between England Wales and Ireland, but don't be surprised if its more than half welsh.

I'd have liked to have seen Madigan picked as a third no.10 who can play elsewhere. I'm sorry Zebo isn't going as he's exciting to watch. The selections of Hartley & Stevens leave me cold. No Rory Best either. Too many crooked darts? Still there will be replacements even before the tour starts I bet.

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> Wilkonson ruled himself out apparently - so maybe

> Farrell (or less likely sexton) was lucky.



Surely only because of Toulon and his not being available at the start? I think - like Robshaw - he will join the party when the inevitable injuries occur.

A few people saying Gatland likes big hookers - and he was one himself


Did he have issues with two Hookers under 17 St ?


Gatland admitted they discussed this extensively.




Mick Mac Wrote:

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> Too much competition for robshaw so he was never

> gonna go but Best is a different matter

>

> A text from an English friend of mine on Robshaw.

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