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Lions Watch: Finn Russell to start with Fly-Half, and Maro Itoje called Captain?

The former Scotland captain Barclay has selected a team, including five Englishmen, five Scots, four Irish and a Welsh.

He made a total of seven changes from the side before the first round.

England's dominance in the offset has led to props Ellis Genge And Will Stuart Ireland's Andrew Porter and Scotland's Zander Fageron, the latter, although he has reached the fourth highest number of load capacities (57) in the tournament.

“The main change is Stuart and Genge,” said Barclay.

“[England produced] The best scrumming performance throughout the championship. Stuart has such a low criminal complaint and gets through so much good work, and it is the same for gods – the nuts and bolts of his game are excellent. “

The machine room in the second row remains the same, whereby Barclay suggests the captain of England Maro Itoje Is a Lions skipper waiting.

Barclay named in the back row Jac Morgan In his side despite Wales' run of 17 defeats in a row and a second wooden spoon in so many years.

Morgan made a tournament of high 88 tackles, while only itoje arrived on both sides of the ball.

The Welsh replaces Scotland's Rory, who has made more cleaning agents than any other player (45), but Barclay says that Morgan could reach higher heights in the Lions lions.

“I had Rory in the back row, but I think he went slightly. Jac Morgan played in a team of Wales who struggled, but he noticed. Imagine the quality of [Lions] Players and this coaching structure around him. “

Barclay selected five Scots in the back, including Finn Russell At the fly half.

center Sione tuipulotu Was excluded from the tournament with a breast injury, but Barclay chose his compatriot, who is expected to return before the end of the season, while England's Ollie Lawrence went back from the argument after an unfortunate Achilles break.

Barclay selected Tuipulotu inside in the middle, outside Russell and in Huw Jones in the all-scottish midfield, with Blair Kinghorn Selected for full -back and Duhan van der Merwe on the wing.