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England flanker Pollock named in British and Irish Lions squad

LONDON :England rookie Henry Pollock's selection was the highlight of the British & Irish Lions squad announcement on Thursday as the 20-year-old flanker, with just 32 minutes of international rugby under his belt, earned a slot in Andy Farrell's squad.

Pollock, who was playing for England under-20s earlier this year, has made an irresistible case since then, capping it off with a superb display for Northampton against Leinster in the Champions Cup in front of Farrell last week and will now be on the plane as part of the 38-man squad heading to Australia.

After confirming the widely-expected appointment of Maro Itoje as captain, the rest of the tourists were revealed in alphabetical order as forwards, then backs.

Pollock's name got the loudest cheer from the near-2,000 fans who paid 65 pounds ($86.68) to watch the event at London's O2 Arena.

There was no place for head coach Andy Farrell's son Owen or Ireland's Sam Prendergast as the three flyhalf berths went to Marcus Smith, Fin Smith and Finn Russell.

The last name to be read out was Tomos Williams, who joins flanker Jac Morgan as the only Welshmen in the squad.

Williams will battle with England’s Alex Mitchell and Ireland’s Jamison Gibson-Park - one of an incredible 12 Leinster players in the squad - for the number nine jersey.

It must have been hard listening for Ben Curry, who missed out as his brother Tom made the list in the hyper-competitive back row area.

Scotland centre Sione Tuipulotu was also in, despite missing the Six Nations with a chest injury. Fellow Scots Duhan Van der Merwe and Blair Kinghorn, also currently injured, made the cut.

Toulouse-based Kinghorn is likely to miss up to the first three games of the tour as his team compete in the French Top-14.

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