Club-mate Seilala Mapusua, Sale's Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, Newcastle's Tom May and Northampton's Ben Foden are the other nominees.
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It is hard to analyse how the likes of Ben Youngs, Chris Ashton, Ben Foden, Alex Corbisiero, Matt Banahan and Tom Wood will cope with the occasion.
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The flanker will be up against utility back Foden, the Harlequins duo of Danny Care and Jordan Turner-Hall, and Leicester flanker Tom Croft, another surprising omission from head coach Ian McGeechan's Lions squad.
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