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1. Sometimes it seems the selectors do know best. This well known Irish international player was playing as an uncapped centre for Cork Constitution, when he was surprisingly chosen to play for Ireland at fullback. A position he graced for a number of seasons. Who was he?
2. This well known Scottish and British Lions lock was the son of a Scottish international goalkeeper, and the younger brother of another Scottish Rugby Union forward. Who was he?
3. Though not the first nor last "thinking prop", he set immense standards as a player, captain, and tactician, for his beloved Ireland for whom he won 40 caps between 1962 and 1975. He was also a British Lion on the 1966 tour to Australia and New Zealand.
4. He represented Wales as a sprinter in the 1970 Commonwealth Games. As a winger he scored 12 tries for Wales in 30 consecutive matches between 1973 and 1979. Chosen for two British Lions Tours. Who was he?
5. Another "thinking prop", he was first capped by England in 1971, and he went on to become England's most capped prop before poor health ended his career.
6. Overshadowed by Gareth Edwards in his early career, this unusually tall (for the time) scrum half, won a record number of Welsh youth caps over a three year period. He won 25 Welsh full caps between 1978 and 1985, as well as being chosen for two British Lions Tours in 1980 and 1983. Rugby League captured his services in 1985. Who is he?
7. Recalled to the Irish side against Engalnd in 1970, he turned up to training in a chauffeur driven Rolls-Royce. One of the early big strong running wings (he was a mere 6ft 2 in, the size of most second rows in those days), he won 28 caps for Ireland between 1955 and 1963.
8. A great thinker and one of the best coaches ever to coach the British Lions, though never his national Welsh side. His own playing career was in the shadow of the incomparable Cliff Morgan, and so he gained only two caps. There were no substitutes in those days. Who is he?
9. A free scoring England test cricketer, who was a double international for England also being capped as an outside half in 1956?
10. Probably the most famous set of initials in the Rugby Union game. Who was an accomplished lawn tennis and squash player as well as being the most famous Welsh and British Lions full back of all-time?
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