Eight Scots Named In Lions Squad But Graham Misses Out

Northampton's 20-year-old tyro Henry Pollock will circuit Australia pinch nan British and Irish Lions this summer, but erstwhile England skipper Owen Farrell, nan boy of caput coach Andy, misses out.

Pollock's inclusion marks a warp-speed emergence to nan apical of nan game. The flanker, who only turned 20 successful January, had played only 1 Premiership crippled earlier nan commencement of this season.

Farrell, a three-time tourer successful nan past, has only conscionable returned to fittingness pinch French broadside Racing 92 but nan 33-year-old had aspirations to correspond nan Lions erstwhile more.

Elsewhere, Ireland's first-choice fly-half Sam Prendergast misses retired pinch Scotland's Finn Russell and England brace Fin Smith and Marcus Smith preferred arsenic stand-off options.

Scrum-half Tomos Williams and flanker Jac Morgan are nan only 2 Wales players included, an all-time debased for a Lions tour.

Ireland skipper Caelan Doris, who was a near-certainty to beryllium picked and a captaincy contender, will miss nan circuit aft suffering a enarthrosis wounded successful Leinster's Champions Cup semi-final conclusion by Northampton past weekend.

England skipper Maro Itoje was confirmed arsenic skipper of nan 38-strong party, completing a late-career emergence arsenic a leader.

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