Munster deserve to have the largest contingent in the Lions squad but they might end up with only two players in the team according to Eddie Butler in the Observer.
"Is there any danger is placing so much faith in the ways of one corner of Ireland?
"...The other thing about these Irish and British Lions concerns the number of Munster players in the Test team. In the positions covering numbers 12-15, Munster have only Keith Earls. Impressive as the player has been in any position, from centre to full-back, it is unlikely that somebody who did not feature in the Six Nations is going to be in the starting team for the first Test in Durban on 20 June.
"In the forwards, O'Connell will obviously play. He is the line-out talisman of the party and, as such, must go head to head with the best second row in the world, Victor Matfield. O'Connell will not only set the cultural tone, but will also be the barometer of the pressure levels on the field. If he is going well there will be grounds to believe his team can go well."
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