Former England and Lions star James Haskell has revealed a joke which he made at the expense of one of Wales' infamous Lions "Geography Six" did not go down well during the last tour.
But he's backed another member of the controversial group from 2017 to be named in Warren Gatland's main British and Irish Lions squad next week.
Coach Warren Gatland courted huge controversy four years ago when Kristian Dacey, Cory Hill, Tomas Francis, Gareth Davies, Allan Dell and Finn Russell were parachuted in to the squad as bench cover for a midweek game in the middle of the Test series against New Zealand.
They only got the call because they were on tour with Wales and Scotland in the southern hemisphere, with late additions from the UK unfeasible due to travel logistics.
Many former Lions players and pundits raged against the "devaluing" of the Lions jersey, with members of the squad also reportedly not overly thrilled with the move.
It put the six players in a horrible situation, with Gatland deciding not to use the four Welshmen at all in the end, such was the level of public backlash.
Speaking on the latest edition of The Good, The Bad and The Rugby podcast, Haskell recalled the arrival of the "Geography Six" and the joke he made at Cory Hill's expense.
He said: "I like Gareth Davies because he was part of the, what was it, the dog s**t four, or the global five or the Welsh six?
"They were all lovely guys put in a really difficult position.
"I remember he had to do a talk on Peugeots or Citroens because one of his relatives owned a Peugeot or Citroen garage and he had to do a presentation to all the lads on the latest models.
"I remember one of the other players, I think it was Cory Hill, got injured and couldn't train. I remember saying to him 'you've only just arrived, you haven't done anything. What did you do, fall off the bus?'
"That went down very badly."
As for this year's squad selection, he added: "In terms of Gareth Davies, though, he's got speed and he's great in that aggressive defence if the Lions go that way, which I think they will."
Fellow former England international Mike Tindall agreed on Davies, adding: "I want someone who is going to pick and run.
"When he is on form he is unplayable sometimes. He's big enough to carry through you and he has the skill set to unload."
Davies, Russell and potentially Francis all have shots at making this year's selection after the awkwardness of what happened in 2017.
Former Lions skipper Brian O'Driscoll was among those to slam their call-ups and criticise Gatland four years ago, saying: "I wasn’t anticipating the quality of those players being brought in being to the standard that they were. I wasn’t even aware who Cory Hill was, to be honest with you. I’m a pundit and I’m meant to know these things.
"Guys like him, how does he feel? Is he able to go away and say that he’s been a Lion? I’m sure he’s probably been embarrassed by it. It’s a terrible situation to find yourself in as a player."
While Hill is unlikely to be in the Lions selection mix next week, he has established himself as a high quality international and Six Nations Grand Slam winner and has captained Wales.
