Guide to the British and Irish Lions

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