Marcus Smith is at 10 years old and as a coverage at 15, with Blair Kinghorn who is missing the first two or three games because of his commitments with the French club Toulouse.
Elliot Daly is another who can depict at 15 years old. Scotland would have hoped that Tom Jordan was chosen in this role of utility, but he fell in Daly instead.
There was a world of speculation around 10.
A large campaign had formed around Owen Farrell, partly triggered by Johnny Sexton, the deputy coach of the Lions, who previously declared that he would choose him in his test team.
By an injury and a lack of form in France with the race, Farrell JR – son of the boss Andy – does not do so. I wonder what Sexton did it at the selection meeting. His man – outside.
Farrell Sr may not have wanted the circus to have his son in the team and, most likely, Owen would not have wanted to be part of it either. Intrigue there.
Ireland’s Sam Prendergast also had a walk, but the wheels fell into a disastrous exhibition against Northampton on Saturday.
Some former characters tilted there would not be Finn Russell in this team. He is there and his battle with the brilliant Tyro fine Smith for the tests of testing will be exhilarating.
