NAME: Josh van der Flier
DOB: 25/04/1993
POSITION: Flanker
CLUB: Leinster
IRELAND CAPS: 73
Was already a European Player of the Year and Ireland Players' Player of the Year before being named World Rugby player of the year in 2022.
The flanker was instrumental in Ireland's Test series win against New Zealand in 2022, starting all three Tests, and in the 2023 and 2024 Six Nations victories
The Wicklow man has played over 150 times for Leinster since his debut in 2014. He goes on his first Lions tour.
