2021 LIONS
A YEAR TO GO
NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION
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TIGHTHEAD

Rock of ages: Ireland prop Tadhg Furlong
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ANY tighthead in the pro game who cannot hold his ground at the scrum is unlikely to keep his job for long. That is a harsh reality of life in Rugby Union’s ‘strongman’ position as the Lions contemplate their tussle for supremacy with the world champions, South Africa, in little more than a year from now.
No-one will be more keenly aware than 2021 Lions head coach Warren Gatland that this squad can affor...