Se cunoaste lotul Lions pentru turneul de 10 partide din Noua Zeelanda

Dupa saptamani de zvonuri si ipoteze, Warren Gatland a anuntat azi lotul celor vor pleca in iunie in Noua Zeelanda, pentru a juca cu cateva selectionate regionale, franchize de top si selectionata All Blacks. Graham Henry a declarat zilele trecute ca turneul Lions pare a fi prin lungimea perioadei si intensitatea jocurilor unul record. Din lot fac parte 16 jucatori englezi, 12 din Tara Galilor, 2 din Scotia, 11 din Irlanda.

Iata si componenta lotului: 

Inaintasi: Rory Best, Dan Cole, Tadgh Furlong, Jamie George, Iain Henderson, Maro Itoje, Alun Wyn Jones, George Kruis, Courtney Lawes, Joe Marler, Jack McGrath, Ross Moriarty, Sean O’Brien, Peter O’Mahony, Ken Owens, Kyle Sinkler, CJ Stander, Justin Tipuric, Mako Vunipola, Billy Vunipola, Sam Warburton (capitan, Gatland il cunoaste foarte bine),

Aparatori: Dan Biggar, Elliot Daly, Jonathan Davies, Owen Farrell, Leigh Halfpenny, Robbie Henshaw, Stuart Hogg, Jonathan Joseph, Conor Murray, George North, Jack Nowell, Jared Payne, Jonathan Sexton, Tommy Seymour, Ben Te’o, Anthony Watson, Rhys Webb, Liam Williams, Ben Youngs.

Cateva absenta notabile: Simon Zebo, Mike Brown, Dylan Hartley, James Haskell, Joe Launchbury.

Iata si programul partidelor: 

Lions tour to New Zealand 2017 – fixtures

Game 1: Saturday, June 3 v Provincial Union Team in Whangarei

Game 2: Wednesday, June 7 v Blues in Auckland

Game 3: Saturday, June 10 v Crusaders in Christchurch

Game 4: Tuesday, June 13 v Highlanders in Dunedin

Game 5: Saturday, June 17 v Maori All Blacks in Rotorua

Game 6: Tuesday, June 20 v Chiefs in Hamilton

Game 7: Saturday, June 24 v All Blacks in Auckland

Game 8: Tuesday, June 27 v Hurricanes in Wellington

Game 9: Saturday, July 1 v All Blacks in Wellington

Game 10: Saturday, July 8 v All Blacks in Auckland.