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Scots draw short straw

n compiling your ‘100 best players in the world’ (August issue), you’ve also selected a Lions team – by choosing the highest-rated British and Irish players in each position. The Lions team is: L Williams (ranked 5); J Adams (32), G Ringrose (44), J Davies (19), J May (29); O Farrell (6), C Murray (65); M Vunipola (3), J George (18), T Furlong (10), AW Jones (1), J Ryan (20), J Navidi (37), T Curry (36), B Vunipola (12). So six English, five Welsh and four Irish players and not

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