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Maybe he'll call up Slade after Aki (and/or Farrell) is banned for trying to decapitate someone in the first test.
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It's not all about playing ability though is it. Kyle Sinckler isn't there because there are issues with his temperament - at least as far as Gatland is concerned. Similarly Joe Marler is known to have issues being away from home, and he made no secret of his lack of commitment being selected only for midweek games on the last campaign.
Matt Stephens was taken on the Australia tour mainly, I suggest, because he is one of those Jason Leonard type sociable characters who does as much for the squad off the field as on it. I wondered if there are similar characters in this selection.
I can see why Daly has been added but not sure I agree as it smacks of taking penalties from anywhere rather than scoring tries.
Thats a centre now. And there’s few 20 stone wingers now.
I’m so bored I might as well be listening to Pink Floyd
So what's with this Lions squad? | SQUAD ANALYSIS & REACTION - YouTube
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What is this temperament issue that you speak of? Examples please, I think you would be hard pressed to find any in the test arena. In the middle of scrums he comes up with a face of calmness, the ref has a word about the scrum , and he gets back on with it. no chat, no arguments, no fights.
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Or get him off the bench with three minutes to go, as he does with Robson.
The answer to your question @VimFuego is that I know next to nothing about Lions team selection. But I do watch the 6N games and can see when a player is really worth his place on the team. And if his/their performance is repeated over and over (as the players I named in my post consistently do so), this makes them definitely in contention for a Lions callup.
But my main question has not been answered by anyone: Why is it that England always seem to have the largest number of squad members?
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