{"id":164665,"date":"2025-06-07T03:44:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T03:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/164665\/"},"modified":"2025-06-07T03:44:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T03:44:07","slug":"best-in-europe-and-still-left-out-sir-clive-woodward-blasts-five-lions-omissions-page-3-of-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/164665\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBest in Europe \u2013 and still left out!\u201d Sir Clive Woodward blasts FIVE Lions omissions &#8211; Page 3 of 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udd01 5.\u00a0<strong>Jamie George (Saracens &amp; England)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong>\u00a0Hooker<br \/><strong>Age:<\/strong>\u00a034<br \/><strong>Caps:<\/strong>\u00a0101 (England), 3 (Lions)<br \/><strong>Club:<\/strong>\u00a0Saracens (Premiership Rugby)<\/p>\n<p>Named England captain for the 2024 Six Nations, George delivered consistently at the set-piece and in open play. Experienced, accurate, and calm under pressure \u2014 everything the Lions need in a Test series.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f\u00a0\u201cHe\u2019s a leader, a world-class hooker, and one of the most reliable players in the game.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Sir Clive<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A 2021 Lion and still at the top of his game. His omission? Cold.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quiz: Name these 10 retro rugby players #2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re over 30 and can\u2019t name these iconic rugby stars from the 2000s, we have to ask: were you really paying attention? Back by popular demand, it\u2019s time for part two of our nostalgic quiz.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From stunning tries to unforgettable moments\u2014and yes, some hairstyles we\u2019d rather forget\u2014these players were at the heart of rugby\u2019s golden era. If the names don\u2019t come flooding back, it might be time to fire up YouTube and relive the magic.<\/p>\n<p>Think you\u2019ve got what it takes to ace this one? Let\u2019s find out. Good luck!<\/p>\n<p>Like this:<\/p>\n<p>Like Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udd01 5.\u00a0Jamie George (Saracens &amp; England) Position:\u00a0HookerAge:\u00a034Caps:\u00a0101 (England), 3 (Lions)Club:\u00a0Saracens (Premiership Rugby) Named England captain for the 2024&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":164666,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4102],"tags":[4151,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-164665","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-rugby","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114640025262209006","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164665\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}