Scarlets Coach Peel Backs Murray As Lions Bolter

Scarlets caput coach Dwayne Peel has backed Blair Murray arsenic a imaginable bolter for this summer's British and Irish Lions circuit of Australia.

Murray has been a standout subordinate for nine and country, playing either astatine full-back aliases wing.

The 23-year-old signed for Scarlets past summertime and made his Wales debut against Fiji successful nan autumn having qualified via his Welsh mother.

With Lions coach Andy Farrell short connected full-back options, Murray has been tipped arsenic a imaginable prime successful Thursday's squad announcement.

"He couldn't person done overmuch more," said Peel.

"He offers a spot of elasticity successful position of playing helping and full-back and he has played a spot astatine 10, though not that overmuch for america there.

"Who knows what Andy and nan coaches are thinking, but from my position it would beryllium amazing."

Should Murray beryllium selected, he would travel a agelong statement of Scarlets players who person worn nan Lions jersey, including Peel who was nan youngest squad personnel for nan 2005 circuit of New Zealand.

But should nary Scarlet beryllium selected, this would beryllium nan first circuit since 1983 connected which nan Llanelli-based squad has had nary representation.

Peel said it would beryllium a "brilliant story" if Murray sewage connected nan level aft conscionable 1 play successful Wales.

"He stood retired successful nan Welsh team. He was really bully successful that full-back domiciled and since he's been back, he's been beating men, and I thought he was bully past week [in nan triumph against Leinster]."

Scarlets get successful South Africa connected Thursday greeting for their last United Rugby Championship games against Lions and Sharks.

"I'm judge we'll beryllium glued to nan TV erstwhile we get to Johannesburg," added Peel.

"If he's fortunate capable to get successful it will beryllium superb for himself and besides superb for america arsenic adjacent friends of his and besides nan region."

The Lions squad will beryllium announced by Lions president Ieuan Evans astatine nan O2 arena from 14:00 BST connected Thursday.