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Stuart Barnes, Rory Lawson, Scott Quinnell and Shane Horgan discuss potential Lions line-ups and key talking points

Stuart Barnes, Scott Quinnell, Rory Lawson and Shane Horgan discuss the British and Irish Lions chances after a highly entertaining Six Nations campaign.

The best of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales will join together in June to take on one of the toughest tasks in world rugby - win a Test series in New Zealand against the All Blacks.

Warren Gatland is the man who will pick the squad to travel to New Zealand and has plenty to ponder after an intriguing Six Nations.

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England won the title but were denied back-to-back Grand Slams when Ireland turned them over in the final game. Ireland were second but would have been disappointed with their losses to Scotland and Wales, despite beating England to end their 18-match winning streak.

Scotland were highly entertaining with Stuart Hogg really impressing, however, how much did their 61-21 loss to England damage some of their chances?

Stuart Barnes believes that the most likely Test player from Scotland is Tommy Seymour: "He's great in the air, he finishes tries and no-one seems to mention him but I think he is a massive contender."

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Warren Gatland knows Wales very well and the spine of the Lions side that won the third and deciding Test in Australia four years ago were Welsh.

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And Shane Horgan believes that Sam Warburton will once again be the Lions captain after a fantastic Six Nations campaign.

"I think the biggest mover across the whole Six Nations across all teams was Warburton. There was a lot of talk at the start of the tournaments to whether he was even getting on the plane. Now, not only would I select him as my starting No 7, but I suggest he would be captain as well.

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