Autumn British and Irish Lions XV

Given the omnipresent addiction for selecting international XV’s based on the autumn internationals I decided to pick a British and Irish Lions XV based on the home nations’ performances. I have picked a squad of 23.

1.    Healey (Ireland)

2.    Hibbard (Wales)

3.    Cole (England)

4.    Lawes (England)

5.    A.W. Jones (Wales), captain

6.    Wood (England)

7.    O’Brien (Ireland)

8.    Faletau (Wales)

9.    Murray (Ireland)

10.  Biggar (Wales)

11.  Halfpenny (Wales)

12.  Williams (Wales)

13.  O’Driscoll (Ireland)

14.  North (Wales)

15.  Brown (England)

16.  James (Wales)

17.  Hartley (England)

18.  Launchbury (England)

19.  Warburton (Wales)

20.  Laidlaw (Scotland)

21.  Carney (Ireland)

22.  Vainikolo (England)

23.  Farrell