Ahead of the Autumn Internationals starting this weekend, and with seven months to go until 2013 The British & Irish Lions Tour, HSBC Ambassador Gavin Hastings has picked his Lions starting XV.
With the caveat that all his selections must have played international Rugby the former Scottish full-back, who played 61 times for Scotland and six times for The Lions, includes two Scotland Internationals in his selection and mixes experience with youth. Brian O’Driscoll returns for a fourth Lions Tour and Danny Care is preferred by Hastings to the 2009 first choice scrum-half Mike Phillips. France-based Lee Byrne takes the full-back position and there is no place for Wales captain Sam Warburton in his starting XV.
To see the video of Gavin Hasting’s Lions starting XV click here:
15. Lee Byrne
14. George North
13. Brian O’Driscoll
12. Jonathan Davies
11. Tim Visser
10. Jonny Sexton
9. Danny Care
8. Nick Easter
7. Chris Robshaw
6. Stephen Ferris
5. Courtney Lawes
4. Richie Gray
3. Adam Jones
2. Matthew Rees
1. Joe Marler
