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Published 13:27 7 Apr 2021 BST
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'This is your f***ing Everest, boys. Very few ever get a chance in rugby terms to get for the top of Everest. You have the chance today.The Lions went on to win that Test Series 2-1, which only made that Telfer speech, and his impact on the tour, only more legendary. [caption id="attachment_226544" align="aligncenter" width="1024"]'Being picked is the easy bit. To win for the Lions in a Test match is the ultimate, but you’ll not do it unless you put your bodies on the line. Every one jack of you for 80 minutes.'
Ian McGeechan and Jim Telfer of Scotland pictured during the 1999 'Five Nations'. (Credit: David Rogers /Allsport)[/caption]
Now 81 years old, but retaining a keen interest in rugby, Telfer does the odd column for Scottish website 'The Offside Line', such as the Lions XV he would select for the First Test against South Africa, this July.
After watching how the 2021 Six Nations unfolded - with Wales winning the title, Ireland finishing strong after a faltering start, Scotland showing green shoots and England struggling - Telfer selected his Test XV. It has five Welsh and five Irish players, with the English and Scots scrapping it out for the remaining spots.
While the likes of Robbie Henshaw, Conor Murray, Tadhg Furlong and Tadhg Beirne have featured in other Lions XV, of late, we thought we'd focus on the legendary Telfer's comments about Garry Ringrose. In selecting him at outside centre, Telfer said:
'I remember him coming through at U20’s level and some Irish pals of mine said he was the next Brian O’Driscoll. Ringrose has the intelligence to defend the all important 13 channel and the pace to get himself out of trouble if he makes a mistake.'The other Irish players mentioned, but not selected in the final cut, by Telfer are Cian Healy, Josh van der Flier, Johnny Sexton and James Ryan.
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