The 18 Irish Lions helped to deliver a Test series win - how do their contributions rate?

Hugo Keenan, right, and Rónan Kelleher celebrate after the second test match between Australia and the British & Irish Lions at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

British commentators have questioned the number of Irish players in the squad, but you could equally ask how this Lions team would have fared had Ireland not reached the heights of the last four seasons.

This has been the most Irish Lions tour in history, with 11 Irish players playing in the Test Series; a figure that might have reached 13 had injury not struck down Garry Ringrose and Mack Hansen – while Caelan Doris would likely have been the captain had he not suffered a shoulder injury that ruled him out.

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