Veteran Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones will lead the 2021 British and Irish Lions in South Africa but there is no place for several big names including Johnny Sexton and Billy Vunipola in the 37-man squad announced on Thursday. The 35-year-old Jones, long a leading contender for the captaincy role, led Wales to this season's Six Nations title. The second-row forward has won a world record 157 Test caps and this will be his fourth Lions tour. He also led the Lions to victory in the decisive 2013 Test against Australia when tour captain Sam Warburton was injured. The now retired Warburton, a former Wales as well as Lions team-mate of Jones, said the new captain was "an obvious choice".

Source: News 24 May 06, 2021 11:22 UTC