Sky Sports rugby union writer Tony Curtis names his Lions line-up based on the fourth weekend in the RBS Six Nations
Monday 11 March 2013 09:30, UK
As the RBS Six Nations heads towards the business end of the championship, the pressure is on the home union players to make their mark.
From the first scrum, Vunipola got stuck into the Italians. He dealt with Martin Castrogiovanni with ease and was impressive in the loose - even throwing out a pass that most No 10s would have been proud of.
Another player who looks nailed on for the Lions. He is a monster in defence and rampant in the loose. Also did enough to silence those that have criticised his lineout throwing in the past.
Has well and truly banished those injury blues and looks back to his best. The battle for the Lions No 3 shirt between him and Dan Cole is set to go to the wire, but Jones proved once again that he has the edge in the scrums.
The Ireland lock seems to get better week after week and is playing himself into contention to tour Australia. He was superb in the lineout and hard to stop in the loose.
A heroic shift from the Wasps and England lock. He played on despite an elbow injury but never gave an inch in attack and defence.
Another superb outing from the Wales captain before injury brought a premature end to his game. He has matured well and looks a class act in the No 6 jersey.
He is back! Warburton gave a timely reminder of his talents with his best display in the red shirt for a long time. He dominated the breakdown situation and was simply class throughout.
The scary fact is that there is still so much more to come from Faletau. He did everything asked of him in defence while he gave Wales that go forward they needed with the ball in hand.
