Guide to the British and Irish Lions

  • Published

The Lions' current 43-man squad for this summer's tour to Australia:

Full-backs:

Leigh Halfpenny (Wales)

  • Cardiff Blues

  • Age: 24

  • Tests: 44

  • Lions in 2009

Stuart Hogg (Scotland)

  • Glasgow Warriors

  • Age: 20

  • Tests: 15

  • Lions debutant

Rob Kearney (Ireland)

  • Leinster

  • Age: 27

  • Tests: 49 (3 for Lions)

  • Lions in 2009

Wings:

Tommy Bowe (Ireland)

  • Ulster

  • Age: 29

  • Tests: 54 (3 for Lions)

  • Lions in 2009

Alex Cuthbert (Wales)

  • Cardiff Blues

  • Age: 23

  • Tests: 18

  • Lions debutant

Sean Maitland (Scotland)

  • Glasgow Warriors

  • Age: 24

  • Tests: 5

  • Lions debutant

George North (Wales)

  • Llanelli Scarlets

  • Age: 21

  • Tests: 31

  • Lions debutant

Christian Wade (England)

  • London Wasps

  • Age: 22

  • Tests: 1

  • Lions debutant

  • * - Called up asinjury cover.

Shane Williams (Wales)

  • Mitsubishi Dynaboars

  • Age: 36

  • Tests: 91 (4 for Lions)

  • Lions in 2005, 2009

  • * - Called up asinjury cover.

Simon Zebo (Ireland)

  • Munster

  • Age: 23

  • Tests: 6

  • Lions debutant

  • * - Called up as injury cover for Tommy Bowe.

Centres:

Brad Barritt (England)

  • Saracens

  • Age: 26

  • Tests: 16

  • Lions debutant

  • * - Called up asinjury cover.

Jonathan Davies (Wales)

  • Llanelli Scarlets

  • Age: 25

  • Tests: 36

  • Lions debutant

Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland)

  • Leinster

  • Age: 34

  • Tests: 131 (6 for Lions)

  • Lions in 2001, 2005, 2009

Jamie Roberts (Wales)

  • Cardiff Blues

  • Age: 26

  • Tests: 55 (2 for Lions)

  • Lions in 2009

Manu Tuilagi (England)

  • Leicester Tigers

  • Age: 22

  • Tests: 21

  • Lions debutant

Billy Twelvetrees (England)

  • Gloucester

  • Age: 24

  • Tests: 5

  • Lions debutant

  • * - Called up asinjury cover.

Fly-halves:

Owen Farrell (England)

  • Saracens

  • Age: 21

  • Tests: 16

  • Lions debutant

Jonny Sexton (Ireland)

  • Leinster

  • Age: 27

  • Tests: 36

  • Lions debutant

Scrum-halves:

Mike Phillips (Wales)

  • Bayonne

  • Age: 30

  • Tests: 80 (3 for Lions)

  • Lions in 2009

Ben Youngs (England)

  • Leicester Tigers

  • Age: 23

  • Tests: 33

  • Lions debutant

Conor Murray (Ireland)

  • Munster

  • Age: 24

  • Tests: 19

  • Lions debutant

Props:

Dan Cole (England)

  • Leicester Tigers

  • Age: 26

  • Tests: 40

  • Lions debutant

Alex Corbisiero (England)

Tom Court (Ireland)

Ryan Grant (Scotland)

Adam Jones (Wales)

  • Ospreys

  • Age: 32

  • Tests: 90 (2 for Lions)

  • Lions in 2009

Matt Stevens (England)

  • Saracens

  • Age: 30

  • Tests: 44

  • Lions in 2005

Mako Vunipola (England)

  • Saracens

  • Age: 22

  • Tests: 9

  • Lions debutant

Hookers:

Richard Hibbard (Wales)

  • Ospreys

  • Age: 29

  • Tests: 23

  • Lions debutant

Rory Best (Ireland)

Tom Youngs (England)

  • Leicester Tigers

  • Age: 26

  • Tests: 9

  • Lions debutant

Locks:

Ian Evans (Wales)

  • Ospreys

  • Age: 28

  • Tests: 30

  • Lions debutant

Richie Gray (Scotland)

  • Sale Sharks

  • Age: 23

  • Tests: 31

  • Lions debutant

Paul O'Connell (Ireland)

  • Munster

  • Age: 33

  • Tests: 91 (6 for Lions)

  • Lions in 2005 and 2009

Alun-Wyn Jones (Wales)

  • Ospreys

  • Age: 27

  • Tests: 73 (3 for Lions)

  • Lions in 2009

Geoff Parling (England)

  • Leicester Tigers

  • Age: 29

  • Tests: 17

  • Lions debutant

Flankers:

Tom Croft (England)

  • Leicester Tigers

  • Age: 27

  • Tests: 41 (3 for Lions)

  • Lions in 2009

Dan Lydiate (Wales)

  • Newport-Gwent Dragons

  • Age: 25

  • Tests: 27

  • Lions debutant

Sean O'Brien (Ireland)

  • Leinster

  • Age: 26

  • Tests: 27

  • Lions debutant

Justin Tipuric (Wales)

  • Ospreys

  • Age: 23

  • Tests: 15

  • Lions debutant

Sam Warburton (Wales - captain)

  • Cardiff Blues

  • Age: 24

  • Tests: 38

  • Lions debutant

Number eights:

Toby Faletau (Wales)

  • Newport-Gwent Dragons

  • Age: 22

  • Tests: 26

  • Lions debutant

Jamie Heaslip (Ireland)

  • Leinster

  • Age: 29

  • Tests: 60 (3 for Lions)

  • Lions in 2009

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