{"id":214495,"date":"2025-06-26T00:26:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T00:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/214495\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T00:26:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T00:26:08","slug":"leaked-lions-team-to-play-western-force-features-nine-irishmen-page-2-of-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/214495\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaked Lions team to play Western Force features NINE Irishmen &#8211; Page 2 of 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>1. Andrew Porter<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 An all-action loosehead with tighthead experience, Porter anchors the Ireland scrum and dominates in the carry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Dan Sheehan<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A modern hooker with serious pace, Sheehan is one of world rugby\u2019s most dynamic forwards and a key weapon in attack.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Tadhg Furlong<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Lions\u2019 cornerstone at tighthead, Furlong mixes scrummaging power with outrageous handling skills. A genuine world-class prop.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Joe McCarthy<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The breakout Irish lock, McCarthy is a physical beast with a high work rate and a rapidly growing international reputation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Scott Cummings<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A lineout technician and gritty workhorse for Scotland, Cummings offers dependability and engine room grit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Ollie Chessum<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Tall, athletic, and fearless, the Leicester Tiger can play across the back five \u2013 brings energy, height, and defensive steel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Josh van der Flier<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The 2022 World Rugby Player of the Year, van der Flier is relentless at the breakdown and tireless in defence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Jack Conan<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A 2021 Lions Test starter, Conan is a powerful carrier and breakdown asset, with bags of experience and composure.<\/p>\n<p>EDITORS PICKS:<\/p>\n<p>Can You Name Every 2021 British &amp; Irish Lions Player?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Think you remember the 2021 Lions tour of South Africa? It\u2019s been a few years since that brutal, bruising, and controversial Test series \u2014 but true rugby heads never forget.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>42 players<\/strong>\u00a0were named in Warren Gatland\u2019s final squad<\/li>\n<li>The Lions\u00a0<strong>won the First Test 22-17<\/strong>, but the Springboks hit back to\u00a0<strong>win the series 2-1<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The decider? A gritty\u00a0<strong>19-16<\/strong>\u00a0Springbok victory that still stings for many fans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now it\u2019s time to test your memory.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>How many of those 42 Lions can you name?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>No hints. No positions. Just rugby IQ.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>You\u2019ve got 5 minutes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Take the quiz, scroll down, and start typing.<br \/><strong>Let\u2019s see what you\u2019re made of.<\/strong><\/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":"1. Andrew Porter\u00a0\u2013 An all-action loosehead with tighthead experience, Porter anchors the Ireland scrum and dominates in the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":214496,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4102],"tags":[4151,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-214495","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\/114746830594726995","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214495","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=214495"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214495\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}