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Lions Tour Of Australia: 37-Man Squad In Pictures

Lions Tour Of Australia: 37-Man Squad In Pictures
The Huffington Post UK

Warren Gatland has named his 37-man Lions squad for the tour of Australia this summer, featuring the youngest ever captain in Wales' Sam Warburton.

While Wales are celebrating their largest Lions contingent since 16 players travelled to New Zealand 36 years ago, England provide 10 members of Gatland's squad, one more than in South Africa four years ago.

There are nine Irishmen in the travelling squad but there was no place for Ulster hooker Rory Best, with England's Dylan Hartley and Tom Youngs selected along with Wales' Richard Hibbard.

Lions' 37-Man Squad
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British & Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton during the squad announcement at the London Hilton Syon Park, Middlesex. (credit:PA)
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File photo dated 24/02/2013 of Scotland's Richie Gray. (credit:PA)
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File photo dated 10/12/2013 of England's Owen Farrell. (credit:PA)
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File photo dated 09/03/2013 of Scotland's Stuart Hogg. (credit:PA)
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File photo dated 09/02/2013 of Wales' Jonathan Davies. (credit:PA)
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File photo dated 11/03/2012 of England's Geoff Parling. (credit:PA)
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File photo dated 09/02/2013 of Wales' Adam Jones. (credit:PA)
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File photo dated 10/06/2009 of British and Irish Lions Gethin Jenkins. (credit:PA)
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File photo dated 03/06/2009 of British & Irish Lions Mike Phillips. (credit:PA)
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File photo 09/03/2013 of Wales' Leigh Halfpenny. (credit:PA)
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File photo dated 02/10/2011 of Wales' Jamie Roberts. (credit:PA)
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File photo dated 09/02/2013 of Wales' Alex Cuthbert. (credit:PA)
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File photo dated 10/06/2009 of British & Irish Lions Brian O'Driscoll. (credit:PA)
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File photo dated 26/02/2011 of England's Ben Youngs. (credit:PA)
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File photo dated 04/06/2011 of England Saxons' Matt Stevens. (credit:PA)
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Rob Kearney, Ireland (credit:PA)
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Sean Maitland, Scotland (credit:PA)
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England's Manu Tuilagi celebrates after the game (credit:PA)
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Jonathan Sexton of Ireland during the RBS 6 Nations Championship match at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. (credit:PA)
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Conor Murray, Ireland (credit:PA)
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Mako Vunipola, England (credit:PA)
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England's Dan Cole during the RBS Six Nations match at Twickenham, London. (credit:PA)
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Dylan Hartley, England (credit:PA)
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File photo dated 09/02/2013 of Wales' Richard Hibbard. (credit:PA)
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Tom Youngs, England (credit:PA)
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Ian Evans of Wales during the RBS 6 Nations Championship at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. (credit:PA)
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Wales Alun Wyn Jones during the RBS Six Nations match at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh. (credit:PA)
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Ireland captain Paul O'Connell during the RBS 6 Nations match at the Stade de France, Paris, France. (credit:PA)
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Tom Croft, England (credit:PA)
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Jamie Heaslip of Ireland during the RBS 6 Nations Championship match at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. (credit:PA)
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Dan Lydiate, Wales (credit:PA)
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Justin Tipuric, Wales (credit:PA)
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Sean O'Brien, Ireland (credit:PA)
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Toby Faletau of Wales during the RBS 6 Nations Championship match at the Stade de France, Paris. (credit:PA)

Scotland provide three players - the New Zealand-born wing Maitland, lock Richie Gray and full-back Stuart Hogg.

37-man British and Irish Lions squad selected by head coach Warren Gatland for the tour of Hong Kong and Australia:

L Halfpenny, S Hogg, R Kearney, G North, A Cuthbert, T Bowe, S Maitland, B O'Driscoll, M Tuilagi, J Roberts, J Davies, J Sexton, O Farrell, C Murray, M Phillips, B Youngs, G Jenkins, C Healy, M Vunipola, A Jones, D Cole, M Stevens, D Hartley, R Hibbard, T Youngs, I Evans, R Gray, AW Jones, P O'Connell, G Parling, T Croft, T Faletau, J Heaslip, D Lydiate, S O'Brien, J Tipuric, S Warburton (capt)

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