South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus reckons the board will consider all possible options for the British and Irish Lions tour to happen.
Both Ireland’s James Ryan and England’s Jonny Hill have experienced similar success to what Maro Itoje achieved back in 2016 so can the duo follow the same path towards Lions selection?
Ahead of the Autumn Nations Cup, TRU’s Joe Harvey spoke to Scotland and British & Irish Lions legend Sir Ian McGeechan about all things international rugby.