Gatland is currently doing a press conference and he's just been named as the Lions coach. Obviously this is a chance for me to do what is now going to be a regular thing, considering how often I think about it- It's my Lions 39-man squad, starting with the test 39 and working out. I'll compare and contrast with the squad I pick now, at the start of the season, with the one I select after the Six Nations, Autumn Internationals, and then ultimately just before the squad is named. It'll be exciting. Let me begin...
1. Gethin Jenkins
2. Ross Ford
3. Adam Jones
4. Richie Gray
5. Ian Evans
6. Danny Lydiate
7. Sam Warburton
8. Sean O'Brian
9. Ben Youngs
10. Jonathan Sexton
11. George North
12. Jonathan Davies
13. Brian O'Driscoll
14. Ben Foden
15. Leigh Halfpenny
16. Rory Best
17. Paul James
18. Alastair Kellock
19. Justin Tipuric
20. Mike Phillips
21. Toby Flood
22. Jamie Roberts
23. Ken Owens
24. Cian Healey
25. Mike Ross
26. Dan Cole
27. Alun Wyn Jones
28. Paul O'Connell
29. Tom Croft
30. Ben Morgan
31. Toby Faletau
32. Stephen Ferris
33. Mike Blair
34. Rhys Priestland
35. Stuart Hogg
36. Rob Kearney
37. Alex Cuthbert
38. Manu Tuilagi
39. Tim Visser
Likes of Alex Corbiserio, Donnacha Ryan, Ryan Jones, Jamie Heasliip, Connor Murray, Dan Biggar, Chris Ashton and Ashley Beck on stand-by. Oooh it's difficult to select.
EDIT: AAAGGH! I forgot all about Denton & Rennie! I'd consider both of them playing in the tests! This is next to impossible. The backrow is riddiculous.
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