Despite a leak yesterday afternoon, the British & Irish Lions have named a slightly different one to that in The Times.
Robert Rees brings you the team news.
British & Irish Lions team:
15. Stuart Hogg (Exeter Chiefs, Scotland) #783
14. Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby, England) #816
13. Elliot Daly (Saracens, England) #822
12. Robbie Henshaw (Leinster Rugby, Ireland) #824
11. Duhan van der Merwe (Worcester Warriors, Scotland) #841
10. Dan Biggar (Northampton Saints, Wales) #821
9. Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors, Scotland) #843
- Wyn Jones (Scarlets, Wales) #842
2.Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs, England) #851
3. Tadhg Furlong (Leinster Rugby, Ireland) #818
4. Maro Itoje (Saracens, England) #825
5. Alun Wyn Jones – captain (Ospreys, Wales) #761
6. Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints, England) #826
7. Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, England) #853
8. Jack Conan (Leinster Rugby, Ireland) #839
Replacements:
- Ken Owens (Scarlets, Wales) #829
- Rory Sutherland (Worcester Warriors, Scotland) #840
- Kyle Sinckler (Bristol Bears, England) #814
- Tadhg Beirne (Munster Rugby, Ireland) #838
- Hamish Watson (Edinburgh Rugby, Scotland) #847
- Conor Murray (Munster Rugby, Ireland) #790
- Owen Farrell (Saracens, England) #780
- Liam Williams (Scarlets, Wales) #833
Kick-off is 5PM BST, in Cape Town, where the Lions have also confirmed all three tests will be played, rather than at three separate grounds.
NOTE: Alun Wyn Jones will join an illustrious group to have played 10 more times for the Lions in a test match whilst there are three Scottish players in the line-up for the first time since 1997.
South African team news
Pretty much full strength Boks. Thought Kitsoff and Malherbe may have started, but what a front row that is to come off the bench!!! pic.twitter.com/rzYtjZz2T4
— Robert Rees (@Rreesrugby) July 20, 2021
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