And when asked about the back three he was likely to pick to face England, Gatland replied: "It's pretty hard to change a winning side that played in the last game, isn't it?" Wales' last game was the win over South Africa, when Scarlets full-back Liam Williams played on the left wing with North ruled out by concussion.
His first pick to face off against Bill Clinton was Bill O'Reilly, host of Fox News's The O'Reilly Factor, but that idea did not appeal to Clinton's advisers or to Clinton.
Thus, there will not be a battle of England against Arsenal, who finished runners-up in Group B. United could, however, as Lennon alluded to, face Celtic, who were runners up in Group G. United could also be paired with Porto, Milan, Real Madrid (who they were picked to face in a rehearsal draw yesterday), Shakhtar Donetsk or Valencia.
Lots were drawn and, of Europe's second-placed teams, Wales were picked to face the Israelis.
There is still a lot more to come," said Armitage, speaking ahead of the news that he had been picked to face Scotland.
Scarlets fly-half Stephen Jones will equal Gareth Thomas' record of 100 Wales caps if he is picked to face the Barbarians on Saturday, 4 June.
He retained his place in Fabio Capello's squad for the tournament and was picked to face the United States in England's opening group game.
While O'Connor, who can also play at wing and full-back, is widely tipped to start at fly-half, Jones believes Beale - who has been recalled while he continues to undergo counselling for alcohol-related problems - will be picked to face the Lions.
It'll be interesting to see how Guendouzi measures up should he be picked to face them on Saturday.
Expectations were high for the Hokies to repeat their ACC championship performance the next year, and a preseason poll of media covering ACC football resulted in Virginia Tech being picked to face Florida State in the inaugural ACC Championship Game.
BELGIANS SET TO FACE U.S.: Kim Clijsters, ranked 20th in the world, and the Olympic doubles bronze medalists Dominique Van Roost and Els Callens head the Belgian team picked yesterday to face the United States in the Fed Cup semifinals, which begin Nov. 22 in Las Vegas.
