On Tuesday the 21st of April 2009 The British and Irish Lions tour party will be announced life on Sky TV at 13:30. The press confrence will be given by the management team probably and argueably the best put together, they are:

1. Gerald Davies (Tour Manager)


2. Ian McGeechan (Head Coach)


3. Warren Gattland (Forwards Coach)


4. Shaun Edwards (Defence Coach)


5. Rob Howley (Attack Coach)

We wait in great anticipation to see who the selectors pick.

Here are the probable and most likely players to be picked.

1.Loose Head Props.

Gethin Jenkins (Wales), Andy Sheridan (England).

2. Hookers.

Jerry Flannery (Ireland), Ross Ford (Scotland).

3. Tight Head Props.

Julian White (England), Euan Murray (Scotland).

4. Locks.

Paul O'Connell (Ireland), Donncha O'Callaghan (Ireland), Alun Wyn Jones (Wales).

5. Blindside Flankers.

Tom Croft (England), Ryan Jones (Wales).

6. Openside Flankers.

Martyn Williams (Wales), David Wallace (Ireland).

7. No 8's.

Jamie Heaslip (Ireland), David Leamy (Ireland).

8. Scrum Halves.

Michael Phillips (Wales), Dwayne Peel (Wales).

9. Fly Halves.

Ronan O'Gara (Ireland), Steven Jones (Wales).

10. Left Wing.

Shane Williams (Wales), Tom Evans (Scotland).

11. Inside Centres.

Jamie Roberts (Wales).

12. Outside Centres.

Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland), Tom Shanklin (Wales), Mark Evans (Scotland).

13. Right Wing.

Lee Halfpenny (Wales), Mark Cueto (England).

14. Full Back.

Lee Byrne (Wales), Rob Kearney (Ireland).