{"id":2030,"date":"2017-04-19T09:31:54","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T09:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performancecomms.flywheelsites.com\/lions-will-roar-new-zealand\/"},"modified":"2023-11-30T11:30:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T11:30:37","slug":"lions-will-roar-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performancecomms.com\/me\/blog\/lions-will-roar-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Lions Will Roar in New Zealand?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\"\"\u2019s time. With just a few hours to go until Warren Gatland announces his 37-man touring party to take on New Zealand, the wait is finally coming to an end. Rumours have been rife and despite a leak making it onto a BBC Sport article<\/a>, every man and his dog have wanted to have their say as to who will make the cut.<\/p>\n

Since the 6 Nations begun, debate has swirled around Performance Towers, and I\u2019m sure there will be many disagreements with the side I\u2019ve picked. The fact of the matter is, with performances of the last two years, the squad must and will be dominated by England and Ireland, with a smattering of Welsh and Scottish players.<\/p>\n

However, it must be noted that New Zealand have only scored less than 20 points on 4 occasions in the last 5 years, and Ireland\u2019s famous victory over the All Blacks in Chicago in 2016 required 40 points to beat them\u2026 We\u2019re going to need to attack.<\/p>\n

Breakdown:<\/strong><\/p>\n