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Picking ‘foreign’ players for the Lions leaves a sour taste

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James Lowe , Bundee Aki and Jamison Gibson-Park are among those born and raised in New Zealand .

Warren Farrell has just picked a Lions squad containing more Kiwis than Welshmen.

The only true equivalent of Lowe’s achievement belongs to Riki Flutey , who switched sides in an even shorter time, playing both for and against the Lions in 2005 .

Gibson-Park , Aki and Lowe are the three most direct beneficiaries of World Rugby’s lax attitude to residency.

Agustin Pichot , in his time as vice-chairman of the global governing body, often lambasted the effects of stipulating that project players’ only had to live for three years in their adopted countries.

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