Leinster Rugby’s Jack Conan reacts to his selection for the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa.
British & Irish Lions Squad 2021
Below are the 37 players selected for this year’s Lions tour to South Africa.
(DoB/Country/Club/Test debut/caps)
Back three
Josh Adams (21 Apr 1995/Wales/Cardiff Blues/2018 v Scotland/32)
Stuart Hogg (24 Jun 1992/Scotland/Exeter Chiefs/2012 v Wales/85)
Louis Rees-Zammit (2 Feb 2001/Wales/Gloucester/2020 v France/9)
Duhan van der Merwe (4 Jun 1995/Scotland/Edinburgh/2020 v Georgia/10)
Anthony Watson (26 Feb 1994/England/Bath/2014 v New Zealand/51 (+3 for Lions))
Liam Williams (9 Apr 1991/Wales/Scarlets/2012 v Barbarians/71 (+3 for Lions))
Centres
Bundee Aki (7 Apr 1990/Ireland/Connacht/2017 v South Africa/31)
Elliot Daly (8 Oct 1992/England/Saracens/2016 v Ireland/52 (+3 for Lions))
Chris Harris (28 Dec 1990/Scotland/Gloucester/2017 v Samoa/28)
Robbie Henshaw (12 Jun 1993/Ireland/Leinster/2013 v USA/52)
Fy-halves
Dan Biggar (16 Oct 1989/Wales/Northampton Saints/2008 v Canada/92)
Owen Farrell (24 Sep 1991/England/Saracens/2012 v Scotland/93 (+4 for Lions))
Finn Russell (23 Sep 1992/Scotland/Racing 92/2014 v USA/55)
Scrum-halves
Gareth Davies (18 Aug 1990/Wales/Scarlets/2014 v South Africa/62)
Conor Murray (20 Apr 1989/Ireland/Munster/2011 v France/89 (+5 for Lions))
Ali Price (12 May 1993/Scotland/Glasgow Warriors/2016 v Georgia/42)
Lions Squad 2021
Conor Murray in action during the 2017 Lions tour (Getty Images)
Hookers
Luke Cowan-Dickie (20 Jun 1993/England/Exeter Chiefs/2015 v France/31)
Jamie George (20 Oct 1990/England/Saracens/2015 v France/59 (+3 for Lions))
Ken Owens (3 Jan 1987/Wales/Scarlets/2011 v Namibia/82 (+2 for Lions))
Props
Zander Fagerson (19 Jan 1996/Scotland/Glasgow Warriors/2016 v England/38)
Tadhg Furlong (14 Nov 1992/Ireland/Leinster/2015 v Wales/49 (+3 for Lions))
Wyn Jones (26 Feb 1992/Wales/Scarlets/2017 v Tonga/35)
Andrew Porter (16 Jan 1996/Ireland/Leinster/2017 v USA/37)
Rory Sutherland (24 Aug 1992/Scotland/Edinburgh/2016 v Ireland/16)
Mako Vunipola (14 Jan 1991/England/Saracens/2012 v Fiji/67 (+6 for Lions))
Locks
Tadhg Beirne (8 Jan 1992/Ireland/Munster/2018 v Australia/22)
Iain Henderson (21 Feb 1992/Ireland/Ulster/2012 v South Africa/63)
