Rugby: Lions squad for the summer tour to Australia announced

The Lions squad for the summer tour to Australia has been announced.

Full-backs: I Balshaw (Bath and England), M Perry (Bath and England).

Wings: B Cohen (Northampton and England), D James (Llanelli and Wales), D Luger (Saracens and England), J Robinson (Sale and England).

Centres: M Catt (Bath and England), W Greenwood (Harlequins and England), R Henderson (Wasps and Ireland), B O’Driscoll (Blackrock College and Ireland), M Taylor (Swansea and Wales).

Fly-halves: N Jenkins (Cardiff and Wales), R O’Gara (Cork Constitution and Ireland), J Wilkinson (Newcastle and England).

Scrum-halves: M Dawson (Northampton and England), A Healey (Leicester and England), R Howley (Cardiff and Wales).

Props: J Leonard (Harlequins and England), D Morris (Swansea and Wales), T Smith (Brive and Scotland), P Vickery (Gloucester and England), D Young (Cardiff and Wales).

Hookers: P Greening (Wasps and England), R McBryde (Llanelli and Wales), K Wood (Harlequins and Ireland).

Locks: J Davidson (Castres and Ireland), D Grewcock (Saracens and England), M Johnson (Leicester and England, capt), S Murray (Saracens and Scotland), M O’Kelly (St Mary’s College).

Back-row: N Back (Leicester and England), C Charvis (Swansea and Wales), L Dallaglio (Wasps and England), R Hill (Saracens and England), S Quinnell (Llanelli and Wales), S Taylor (Edinburgh and Scotland), M Williams (Cardiff and Wales).

Martin Johnson has been appointed Lions captain for the summer tour to Australia.