Lions 2017: Gatland's 41-man squad in full

Warren Gatland named his British and Irish Lions squad for the forthcoming tour to New Zealand on Wednesday.

England were best represented among the 41-man selection, with 16 players, ahead of Wales (12) and Ireland (11).

Scotland only have two players included, despite their strong showing during the Six Nations.

Here we take a look at the squad in full.

Backs

Dan Biggar
Ospreys & Wales
Age: 27
Position: Fly-half
Test Caps: 56
Test Tries: 3
Lions Tours: N/A

Elliot Daly
Wasps & England
Age: 24
Position: Utility back
Test Caps: 13
Test Tries: 3
Lions Tours: N/A

Jonathan Davies
Scarlets & Wales
Age: 29
Position: Centre
Test Caps: 67
Test Tries: 13
Lions Tours: 2013

Owen Farrell
Saracens & England
Age: 25
Position: Fly-half/Centre
Test Caps: 53
Test Tries: 5
Lions Tours: 2013

Leigh Halfpenny
Toulon & Wales
Age: 28
Position: Full-back
Test Caps: 74
Test Tries: 12
Lions Tours: 2009, 2013

PLAYER SELECTED: A third Tour (09,13,17) for Welsh full-back Leigh Halfpenny #AllForOne pic.twitter.com/U3JqvmbYk6

— British&Irish Lions (@lionsofficial) April 19, 2017

Robbie Henshaw
Leinster & Ireland
Age: 23
Position: Centre
Test Caps: 29
Test Tries: 2
Lions Tours: N/A

Stuart Hogg
Glasgow Warriors & Scotland
Age: 24
Position: Full-back
Test Caps: 53
Test Tries: 16
Lions Tours: 2013

Jonathan Joseph
Bath & England
Age: 25
Position: Centre
Test Caps: 33
Test Tries: 16
Lions Tours: N/A

Conor Murray
Munster & Ireland
Age: 27
Position: Scrum-half
Test Caps: 59
Test Tries: 10
Lions Tours: 2013

George North
Northampton Saints & Wales
Age: 25
Position: Wing
Test Caps: 72
Test Tries: 32
Lions Tours: 2013

Jack Nowell
Exeter Chiefs & England
Age: 24
Position: Wing
Test Caps: 23
Test Tries: 11
Lions Tours: N/A

Jared Payne
Ulster & Ireland
Age: 31
Position: Full-back
Test Caps: 20
Test Tries: 4
Lions Tours: N/A

7 forwards. 4 backs. 11 @lionsofficial #AllForOne #LionsNZ2017 pic.twitter.com/4V1muKEItX

— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) April 19, 2017

Jonathan Sexton
Leinster & Ireland
Age: 31
Position: Fly-half
Test Caps: 69
Test Tries: 10
Lions Tours: 2013

Tommy Seymour
Glasgow Warriors & Scotland
Age: 28
Position: Wing
Test Caps: 36
Test Tries: 16
Lions Tours:

Ben Te’o
Worcester Warriors & England
Age: 30
Position: Centre
Test Caps: 8
Test Tries: 2
Lions Tours: N/A

Anthony Watson
Bath & England
Age: 23
Position: Wing
Test Caps: 26
Test Tries: 13
Lions Tours: N/A

Rhys Webb
Ospreys & Wales
Age: 28
Position: Scrum-half
Test Caps: 28
Test Tries: 7
Lions Tours: N/A

Liam Williams
Scarlets & Wales
Age: 26
Position: Wing/Full-back
Test Caps: 43
Test Tries: 8
Lions Tours: N/A

Ben Youngs
Leicester Tigers & England
Age 27
Position: Scrum-half
Test Caps: 72
Test Tries: 12
Lions Tours: 2013

And here it is, your class of 2017 #AllForOne

https://t.co/358xeA0FCT pic.twitter.com/c7xDXoJE7h

— British&Irish Lions (@lionsofficial) April 19, 2017

Forwards

Rory Best
Ulster & Ireland
Age: 34
Position: Hooker
Test Caps: 104
Test Tries: 8
Lions Tours: 2013

Dan Cole
Leicester Tigers & England
Age: 29
Position: Prop
Test Caps: 77
Test Tries: 4
Lions Tours: 2013

Taulupe Faletau
Bath & Wales
Age: 26
Position: Back-row
Test Caps: 67
Test Tries: 7
Lions Tours: 2013

Tadhg Furlong
Leinster & Ireland
Age: 24
Postion: Prop
Test Caps: 16
Test Tries: 0
Lions Tours: N/A

Jamie George
Saracens & England
Age: 26
Position: Hooker
Test Caps: 17
Test Tries: 1
Lions Tours: N/A

Iain Henderson
Ulster & Ireland
Age: 25
Position: Lock
Test Caps: 32
Test Tries: 5
Lions Tours: N/A

Maro Itoje
Saracens & England
Age: 22
Position: Lock/Back-row
Test Caps: 12
Test Tries: 0
Lions Tours: N/A

Congratulations to the #sarries6 who make us the most represented club on the @lionsofficial #LionsNZ2017 tour, a brilliant achievement! pic.twitter.com/WcxhfafT1a

— Saracens Rugby Club (@Saracens) April 19, 2017

Alun Wyn Jones
Ospreys & Wales
Age: 31
Position: Lock
Test Caps: 116
Test Tries: 9
Lions Tours: 2009, 2013

George Kruis
Saracens & England
Age: 27
Position: Back-row
Test Caps: 20
Test Tries: 1
Lions Tours: N/A

Courtney Lawes
Northampton Saints & England
Age: 28
Position: Lock
Test Caps: 58
Test Tries: 1
Lions Tours: N/A

Joe Marler
Harlequins & England
Age: 26
Position: Prop
Test Caps: 51
Test Tries: 0
Lions Tours: N/A

Jack McGrath
Leinster & Ireland
Age: 27
Position: Prop
Test Caps: 41
Test Tries: 2
Lions Tours: N/A

Ross Moriarty
Gloucester & Wales
Age: 23
Position: Back-row
Test Caps: 17
Test Tries: 2
Lions Tours: N/A

Sean O’Brien
Leinster & Ireland
Age: 30
Position: Back-row
Test Caps: 51
Test Tries: 6
Lions Tours: 2013

Congratulations to our five Lions! ? #LionsNZ2017 pic.twitter.com/pTkcjAwnGj

— Leinster Rugby (@leinsterrugby) April 19, 2017

Peter O’Mahony
Munster & Ireland
Age: 27
Position: Back-row
Test Caps: 40
Test Tries: 1
Lions Tours: N/A

Ken Owens
Scarlets & Wales
Age: 30
Position: Hooker
Test Caps: 50
Test Tries: 3
Lions Tours: N/A

Kyle Sinckler
Harlequins & England
Age: 24
Position: Prop
Test Caps: 6
Test Tries: 0
Lions Tours: N/A

CJ Stander
Munster & Ireland
Age: 27
Position: Back-row
Test Caps: 15
Test Tries: 6
Lions Tours: N/A

Justin Tipuric
Ospreys & Wales
Age: 27
Position: Back-row
Test Caps: 52
Test Tries: 4
Lions Tours: 2013

Mako Vunipola
Saracens & England
Age: 26
Position: Prop
Test Caps: 45
Test Tries: 1
Lions Tours: 2013

Billy Vunipola
Saracens & England
Age: 24
Position: Back-row
Test Caps: 34
Test Tries: 6
Lions Tours: N/A

Sam Warburton (Captain)
Cardiff Blues & Wales
Position: Flanker
Test Caps: 76
Test Tries: 5
Lions Tours: 2013

Your #LionsNZ2017 captain, becoming only the second player after Martin Johnson to lead a second Tour #AllForOne

https://t.co/xYB6DKL5Th pic.twitter.com/upN2YINogk

— British&Irish Lions (@lionsofficial) April 19, 2017

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