THE LIONS’ SHARE, BASED ON THE STARTING POSITIONS OF EVERY FIRST TEST TEAM BEGINNING AT CARISBROOK, DUNEDIN, JUNE 26, 1971

FULL-BACKS: Wales 6 – Liam Williams, Leigh Halfpenny, Lee Byrne, Neil Jenkins, JPR Williams 2; Scotland 4 – Stuart Hogg, Gavin Hastings 2, Andy Irvine; England 2 – Jason Robinson, Matt Perry; Ireland 2 – Hugo MacNeill, Rodney O’Donnell.

RIGHT WINGS: Wales 6 – Alex Cuthbert, Dafydd James, Ieuan Evans 3, Gerald Davies; England 5 – Anthony Watson 2, Josh Lewsey, Peter Squires, John Carleton; Ireland 2 – Tommy Bowe, Trevor Ringland; Scotland 1 – Billy Steele.

CENTRES: Ireland 10 – Robbie Henshaw, Brian O’Driscoll 4, Rob Henderson, Brendan Mullin, David Irwin, Dick Milliken, Mike Gibson; Wales 10 – Jonathan Davies 2, Jamie Roberts, Scott Gibbs, Mike Hall, Robert Ackerman, David Richards, Steve Fenwick 2, John Dawes; England 5 – Elliot Daly, Ben Te’o, Jeremy Guscott 2, Jonny Wilkinson, Will Carling; Scotland 3 – Jim Renwick, Ian McGeechan (2)

LEFT WINGS: England 6 – Elliot Daly, Ugo Monye, Jason Robinson, Rory Underwood 2, Mike Slemen; Wales 5 – George North, Gareth Thomas, JJ Williams 2, John Bevan; Scotland 3 – Duhan van der Merwe, Alan Tait, Roger Baird; Ireland 0

FLY-HALVES: Wales 6 – Dan Biggar, Stephen Jones 2, Phil Bennett 2, Barry John; England 3 – Owen Farrell, Jonny

Wilkinson, Rob Andrew; Ireland 3 – Jonny Sexton, Ollie Campbell, Tony Ward; Scotland 2 – Gregor Townsend, Craig Chalmers.

SCRUM-HALVES: Wales 9 – Mike Phillips 2, Dwayne Peel, Rob Howley, Robert Jones, Terry Holmes, Brynmor Williams, Gareth Edwards 2; England 2 - Matt Dawson, Dewi Morris; Ireland 2 – Conor Murray, Colin Patterson; Scotland 1 – Ali Price.

LOOSEHEADS: Wales 4 – Gethin Jenkins (2), Ian Stephens, Clive Williams; Scotland 5 – Tom Smith (2), David Sole, Iain McLauchlan (2); England 2- Mako Vunipola, Alex Corbisiero; Ireland 2 – Nick Popplewell, Phil Orr.

HOOKERS: England 7 – Luke CowanDickie, Jamie George, Tom Youngs, Lee Mears, Brian Moore, Peter Wheeler, John Pullin; Ireland 4 – Shane Byrne, Keith Wood 2, Ciaran Fitzgerald; Wales 2 – Bobby Windsor 2; Scotland 1 – Kenny Milne.

TIGHTHEADS: Wales 5 – Adam Jones, Dai Young, Graham Price 3; England 4 - Phil Vickery 2, Julian White, Fran Cotton; Ireland 4 – Tadhg Furlong 2, Paul Wallace, Lynch; Scotland 1 – Paul Burnell.

LOCKS: England 11 – Maro Itoje, George Kruis, Ben Kay, Martin Johnson 2, Danny Grewcock, Martin Bauyfield, Paul Ackford, Maurice Colclough 2, Sir Bill Beaumont;

Wales 8 – Alun Wyn Jones 4, Robert Norster 2, Allan Martin, Delme Thomas; Ireland 7 Paul O’Connell 3, Jeremy Davidson, Moss Keane, Willie John McBride 2; Scotland 2 - Andy Reed, Gordon Brown.

BLINDSIDE FLANKER: England 9 – Courtney Lawes, Tom Croft 2, Richard Hill, Martin Corry, Lawrence Dallaglio, Ben Clarke, Peter Dixon, Roger Uttley; Ireland 2 – Peter O’Mahony, John O’Driscoll; Wales 2 – Jeff Squire, Terry Cobner; Scotland 1 – Derek White.

OPENSIDE FLANKER: England 6 - Tom Curry, Neil Back, Richard Hill 2, Peter Winterbottom 2; Wales 4 - Sam Warburton, Jeff Squire, Trevor Evans, John Taylor; Ireland 3 – Sean O’Brien, David Wallace, Fergus Slattery; Scotland 1 – Finlay Calder.

NO.8’s: Wales 5 – Taulupe Faletau, Scott Quinnell, Derek Quinnell, Mervyn Davies 2; England 4 – Martin Corry, Tim Rodber, Dean Richards 2; Ireland 4 – Jack Connor, Jamie Heaslip 2, Willie Duggan; Scotland 1 – Iain Paxton.

MOST FROM ONE COUNTRY, 1ST TEST STARTING XV:

9 – English (v New Zealand, 1993) Welsh (v New Zealand, 1971) 5 – Irish (v South Africa, 2009) Scottish (v Australia, 1989)