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England’s Kyle Sinckler left out of Warren Gatland’s squad
Jones to captain 37-man tour party in South Africa

Kyle Sinckler is a shock omission from the British & Irish Lions squad for this summer’s tour of South Africa. Manu Tuilagi and Johnny Sexton have also been left out of the larger-than-expected 37-man squad but, as revealed by the Guardian, Warren Gatland has included Sam Simmonds and made Alun Wyn Jones his captain.
Other notable selections include the Exeter lock Jonny Hill, the Ireland No 8 Jack Conan, Chris Harris and Bundee Aki in the centres. Elliot Daly also makes the cut despite his loss of form for England during the Six Nations. The list of players who can consider themselves unlucky to miss out is long but chief among them, on top of Sinckler, Sexton and Tuilagi, are Henry Slade, Garry Ringrose, James Ryan, Jonny Gray, Josh Navidi and Jonny May. Continue reading...