England prop ‘not feeling sorry for myself’ after shock omissionAlun Wyn Jones to captain 37-man tour party in South AfricaWarren Gatland has dropped a bombshell by leaving the
England prop Kyle Sinckler out of his
British &
Irish Lions squad for the “brutal” tour of
South Africa. Ireland’s captain Johnny Sexton and Wales’s Jonathan Davies were also among the household names to miss out but Sinckler’s omission came as a huge shock in a squad full of surprise calls.
Notable selections include the Exeter lock Jonny Hill, the
Ireland No 8 Jack Conan, and Chris Harris and Bundee Aki in the centres, but it was those who missed out on the 37-man squad who caught the eye. England have the biggest representation in the squad at 11 but including Sinckler, Gatland has overlooked a clutch of Eddie Jones’s regulars with Billy Vunipola, Jonny May, George Ford, Sam Underhill and Henry Slade all missing out along with Manu Tuilagi, who was deemed too much of a risk as he nears a return from a long injury layoff.