Jason Robinson selects his starting XV for the upcoming British & Irish Lions Test series
Ahead of the squad announcement on 30th April, HSBC Ambassador and Lions legend Jason Robinson has selected his starting XV for the upcoming British & Irish Lions Test series against the Wallabies. The former dual-code international was impressed by what he saw in England’s win over New Zealand in the Autumn Internationals and from all the home nations in the recent 6 Nations championship, subsequently naming a side that features eight Welsh internationals, the reigning 6 Nations Champions.
In the backs, where Jason himself played five tests for the Lions, memorably scoring in the opening Test in 2001 on the Lions last Tour to Australia, he has named Welsh full-back Leigh Halfpenny on the wing and has given Ireland’s most capped player Brian O’Driscoll the nod as captain.
To watch the video, provided courtesy of British & Irish Lions Principal Partner HSBC, and see who else features in Robinson’s starting XV click here:
JASON ROBINSON’S 2013 BRITISH & IRISH LIONS STARTING XV
BACKS
15 Rob Kearney (Ireland)
14 Leigh Halfpenny (Wales)
13 Brian O’Driscoll (Ireland) ©
12 Manu Tuilagi (England)
11 George North (Wales)
10 Jonathan Sexton (Ireland)
9 Mike Phillips (Wales)
FORWARDS
1 Cian Healy (Ireland)
2 Rory Best (Ireland)
3 Adam Jones (Wales)
4 Joe Launchbury (England)
5 Alun-Wyn Jones (Wales)
6 Sam Warburton (Wales)
7 Justin Tipuric (Wales)
8 Toby Faletau (Wales)
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