All of the replies seem to overlook that the Scottish, Irish and Welsh internationals have had a chance to play test matches and surely this is a motivator to up and coming players from those countries. Who probably would not have a realistic chance of making any GB team. I attended about a dozen games at the last world cup and believe me the so called lesser nations produced the better games to watch. Also the players selected for those countries gave everything they possibly could.
What we currently have isn't perfect but it is better overall for the game than a GB team.

The older generation remember when Great Britain was the best at everything and we ruled the Commonwealth and half of the planet.
Sadly, those days are long gone and apart from the emotional value attached to the "Lions" brand, we shouldn't go back.
Having said that a "Lions series" against the Aussies would sell, no mistake AND the BBC like stuff like that so, it would get decent exposure.

More like good riddance. Your horrible emipre collapsed after WW2..

And the best at everything.. please! That older generation have a warped version of history.

I don't think this would sell as well as an ENG v AUS series marketed as "the ashes", particularly for the London fixtures.

Think beyond this week.

Like I mentioned, what if RL really takes off in Merthyr and they produce players good enough to play for Great Britain?

If GB existed now we could easily have Frizzell playing for us, so it wouldn't be exactly the same. Two Welshmen were good enough to play in the Grand Final last month, its quite conceivable the next two Welsh lads to come through (wherever that is) could be good enough for GB.

Frizzell would still be choosing the green & gold over GB.

Get real!