Katy Daley-Mclean & Nick Heath pick a Lions team

Scaz and Mo get a well-earned week off, because let’s be honest, it was never going to be FAIR to let them pick a Lions team. So we called in the big guns: World Cup-winning Red Roses captain and Sale Sharks Head of Performance Katy Daley-Mclean, and our very own Reverend, Nick Heath, our favourite commentator. 

Under a year out from the Lions first test, Nick and Katy do their best Jo Yapp impression and debate it out to pick a joint Lions match day 23. The rules are - if you didn’t play in WXV, you couldn’t be selected - so there are some big names that didn’t were not up for selection. For example, no Abbie Ward or Zoe Stratford… yet. 

The final count is 12 from England, 6 from Ireland, 3 Welsh players and 2 from Scotland, so there’s a LOT more green on the team sheet than many of us expected… but you’ll have to listen to find out who went where!

Elsewhere this week:

👑 Who should be Tour captain? KDM might surprise you with a curve ball suggestion!

🧑‍🏫 Who will round out Jo Yapp’s coaching team? We go rogue with some long list suggestions including even Rassie, Gats and Wayne Smith…!

🦁 Bonus Lions Trivia on the 1908 tourists and why that tour was a remarkable event

🌧️ September in New Zealand, and why it changes how you pick your squad

😬 Humble apologies to everyone we didn’t pick

👀 Keep an eye out for our survey, especially if you’re thinking of going on Tour or are planning to come to Cardiff for the first ever fixture v France! 

On the topic of going places: Are you coming to Sale Sharks’ opening game of the season? Producer Shira is heading north to host a GSR live show with KDM, Zoe Stratford and Sarah Beckett! You’ll need to buy a hospitality ticket, or simply upgrade the one you’ve got by emailing: sam.jee@salesharks.com

Come say hi to us and our Grassroots Partners this Saturday at the Allianz Kick Start Pitch ahead of England v Japan at Allianz Stadium. Bring the kids down early to the fan village for some T1 rugby, a photo booth, a claw machine and a selfie with Megan Jones and Owen Farrell! 👉 allianz.co.uk

Also, remember that applications for the Allianz All Together Sports Fund close on 21 November. Grants of up to £5,000 for grassroots clubs across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are available and the overall pot of funding available has been boosted from £100k to £150k. Apply here 👉 https://www.allianz.co.uk/about-allianz/partnerships/sports-fund.html 

We love that Mitsubishi Electric is helping players chase their potential on and off the pitch. Find out more about their work on this topic at parallelpotential.com

I’ll never get over Katy’s new lacrosse teammate asking if she’d ever played sport before… chef’s kiss, no notes. 

Send your hate mail, compliments and Lions tour suggestions to info@goodscazrugby.com. We LOVE hearing from you!

Shira x
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