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Miles Harrison's 50 greatest British and Irish Lions: 30-21

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Miles Harrison continues his countdown to the 2017 Lions tour with a player each day from his list of the 50 greatest Lions.

We have already seen the likes of Neil Jenkins, Sam Warburton, Dean Richards and Dick Milliken in the first 10 names to be released by Miles, while Jason Robinson, Alun Wyn Jones and David Duckham made it into the 31-40 group.

But who makes it in as we get closer to Miles' greatest ever British and Irish Lion?

21. Lawrence Dallaglio

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Lawrence Dallaglio talks about how being selected for the Lions is the pinnacle of a player's career

Miles says: "A born winner and an unbelievably powerful presence both on and off the field - my man of the series in 1997."

22. Derek & Scott Quinnell

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British and Irish Lions family royalty, Derek & Scott Quinnell, talk about what it means to be selected for the Lions

Miles says: "This has to be a combination - how can you split a father and son who were both right at the heartbeat of their respective Lions tours?"

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23. Gavin Hastings

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Gavin Hastings talks about what the British and Irish Lions means to him, ahead of the 2013 tour to Australia

Miles says: "He had commitment in spades which helped the Lions to a series win in 1989 and so nearly to another as skipper in 1993."

24. Ieuan Evans

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Ieuan Evans talks about being selected for the 1989 tour of Australia

Miles says: "Twice a series winner, he was a fleet-footed, devastating winger with a tenacious streak."

25. Paul O'Connell

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Paul O'Connell was a vocal leader on and off the field for the Lions

Miles says: "The leader who was so close to taking the Lions to triumph in 2009 but was part of series glory four years later."

26. Finlay Calder

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Finlay Calder captained the winning 1989 tour to Australia

Miles says: "A rugged, series-winning captain who expected the best standards on and off the field and got them."

27. George North

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George North lifts Israel Folau in the second Test in Melbourne

Miles says: "He made a never to be forgotten impact with a series-defining contribution in 2013 - in every way the modern winger."

28. John Taylor

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John Taylor recalls the winning 1971 tour of New Zealand

Miles says: "The tearaway flanker who could kick too - he was a permanent fixture in the Lions' greatest series."

29. John Pullin

Former Lions hooker John Pullin
Image: John Pullin won seven caps for the Lions

Miles says: "He had the beating of New Zealand: first with the Lions in 1971 and then with England and the Barbarians in 1973."

30. Tom Smith

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Watch Tom Smith and the 2001 Lions front row dominate the Australian pack in the scrum

Miles says: "An unassuming man who became the cornerstone of the series win in 1997 and was still No 1 when serving the Lions again in 2001."

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The 2017 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand will be broadcast live on Sky Sports from June 3

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