Lions Squad
The original 35 man squad was:
- Captain and second row
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- Martin Johnson (Leicester and England)
- Full backs
- Neil Jenkins (Pontypridd and Wales)
- Tim Stimpson (Newcastle and England)
- Wingers
- Nick Beal (Northampton and England)
- John Bentley (Newcastle and England)
- Ieuan Evans (Llanelli and Wales)
- Tony Underwood (Newcastle and England)
- Centres
- Allan Bateman (Richmond and Wales)
- Scott Gibbs (Swansea and Wales)
- Will Greenwood (Leicester and England)
- Jeremy Guscott (Bath and England)
- Alan Tait (Newcastle and Scotland)
- Fly-halves
- Paul Grayson (Northampton and England)
- Gregor Townsend (Northampton and Scotland)
- Scrum-halves
- Matt Dawson (Northampton and England)
- Austin Healey (Leicester and England)
- Rob Howley (Cardiff and Wales)
- Props
- Paul Wallace (Saracens and Ireland)
- Jason Leonard (Harlequins and England)
- Graham Rowntree (Leicester and England)
- Tom Smith (Watsonians and Scotland)
- Dai Young (Cardiff and Wales)
- Hookers
- Mark Regan (Bristol and England)
- Barry Williams (Neath and Wales)
- Keith Wood (Harlequins and Ireland)
- Second Row
- Jeremy Davidson (London Irish and Ireland)
- Simon Shaw (Bristol and England)
- Doddie Weir (Newcastle and Scotland)
- Back Row
- Neil Back (Leicester and England)
- Lawrence Dallaglio (Wasps and England)
- Richard Hill (Saracens and England)
- Eric Miller (Leicester and Ireland)
- Scott Quinnell (Richmond and Wales)
- Tim Rodber (Northampton & England)
- Rob Wainwright (Watsonians and Scotland)
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