Whenever we discuss British and Irish Lions selections down the years, often there will be some mutterings about those players who somehow just never got the chance to tour. For example, Caelan Doris’s untimely injury means that he misses out for the second tour in a row. Will he eventually get his chance?
This is a XV of players who never did get to tour.
15. Chris Paterson (Scotland)
A haul of 809 points in 109 Tests, placing him just behind a Lions hero in Leigh Halfpenny, represents an impressive career by any standards.