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Published 08:44 17 Jun 2017 BST
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"Yeah, there's a bit of geography [to the call-ups]... When you look at the positions where you have lads you are covering 1, 2, 3, lock, scrum-half and out-half, it's really tough."Gatland cited Christian Wade's apparent "struggles" when he was called up for the 2013 Lions tour to Australia and explained he wanted players called up that would not have to deal with jet-lag. In the Sky studio, Lions legend Ian McGeechan commented:
"It's difficult to justify geography... I think Joe Launchbury and one or two others will be feeling upset about how it has been done."McGeechan also pointed out how, in 2005 and 2009, call-ups to the tours ended up featuring in Test matches. To that end, the Scot argued, why not call up the very best players available, whatever part of the world they are in. Ferris, who was also in the studio, took a stronger view of the matter. He said:
"I know if I was Joe Launchbury or one of the guys on the fringes, I'd be pissed off. I know, for me, "For me, playing for the Lions was the pinnacle of my career... Calling in guys like this does devalue the jersey slightly."The former Ireland and Lions flanker's comments were applauded by many: https://twitter.com/BlacklambMuz/status/875976791386619904 https://twitter.com/grahamajenkins/status/875978231572291584 https://twitter.com/RavWilding/status/875978021492191232 This one will rumble on.
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