Guscott tips Horan for spot on Lions tour

LIONS legend Jeremy Guscott has tipped Munster’s Marcus Horan to win a place on the tour to New Zealand this summer.

While Guscott expressed serious doubt about Munster’s ability to win the Heineken Cup, he reckons the province will produce a number of front line candidates for the Lions. Significantly, apart from Ronan O’Gara and Peter Stringer, they are all forwards.

“Horan has really impressed me. He can scrummage and has exceptional pace for a prop. He can do the hard yards in the tight games but likes to have a go from anywhere on the pitch. That’s what makes him such a valuable commodity,” Guscott said.