Surprise Lions selections

Tuesday 21 April 2009 15:40 BST

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Ian McGeechan has named his squad and pulled off a few surprises with the likes of Ugo Monye, Leigh Halfpenny and Alan Quinlan included, while England, Wales and Scotland skippers Steve Borthwick, Ryan Jones and Mike Blair have all missed the cut.

We look back in Lions History to find some other strange picks.

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Surprise Lions selections