Guide to the British and Irish Lions
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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)
London Irish
Age: 24
Tests: 18
Lions debutant
* - Replacement for the injured Cian Healy (Ireland and Leinster).
Tom Court (Ireland)
Ulster
Age: 32
Tests: 32
Lions debutant
* - Called up asshort-term injury cover.
Ryan Grant (Scotland)
Glasgow
Age: 27
Tests: 10
Lions debutant
* - Replacement for the injured Gethin Jenkins (Wales and Toulon).
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)
Ulster
Age: 30
Tests: 67
Lions debutant
* - Replacement for the suspended Dylan Hartley (England and Northampton).
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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