A 23-year-old Martin Johnson made his British and Irish Lions debut after only one England cap.
Jeremy Guscott’s first Test try came in Lions red rather than England white.
Keith Earls was just 21, with two Ireland caps to his name, when he toured South Africa in 2009, while league converts John Bentley and Jason Robinson came from left field to light up Lions tours in 1997 and 2001 respectively.
Who could be a surprise selection when
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