Lions coach calls up England reject Simmonds for SA tour
Warren Gatland opts for Exeter’s No 8 Sam Simmonds ahead of Billy Vunipola
06 May 2021 - 16:37
London — Exeter’s Sam Simmonds, overlooked by England for three years, was the most eye-catching selection in Thursday’s British and Irish Lions squad as Warren Gatland chose the try-scoring No 8 ahead of Billy Vunipola for the tour of SA.
After a final four-hour selection meeting on Wednesday, Gatland extended his squad by one to 37, but there was still no room for Ireland’s injury-hit Johnny Sexton as Owen Farrell, Dan Biggar and Finn Russell will battle for the flyhalf shirt...
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