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British Lions team vs South Africa, Second Test
Well, well, well. McGeechan has gone ballistic with the changes here, with every single change that people have suggested - without expecting them all to happen - being made by the Lions. The one major disappointment has to be O'Gara on the bench instead of James Hook. But, in a way this is a positive selection, suggesting that the Lions management expect the game to be won before O'Gara comes on to settle things down, rather than gambling on a more mercurial matchwinner on the bench should they be in need of something special. Let's hope the gamble is the right one.
British and Irish Lions team to play South Africa at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria on Saturday, 1400 BST:
R Kearney (Leinster and Ireland); T Bowe (Ospreys and Ireland), B O'Driscoll (Leinster and Ireland), J Roberts (Cardiff Blues and Wales), L Fitzgerald (Leinster and Ireland); S Jones (Scarlets and Wales), M Phillips (Ospreys and Wales); G Jenkins (Cardiff Blues and Wales), M Rees (Scarlets and Wales), A Jones (Ospreys and Wales), S Shaw (Wasps and England), P O'Connell (Munster and Ireland, capt), T Croft (Leicester and England), D Wallace (Munster and Ireland), J Heaslip (Leinster and Ireland).
Replacements: R Ford (Edinburgh and Scotland), A Sheridan (Sale Sharks and England), A-W Jones (Ospreys and Wales), M Williams (Cardiff Blues and Wales), H Ellis (Leicester and England), R O'Gara (Munster and Ireland), S Williams (Ospreys and Wales).
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June 25, 2009 in British Lions, South Africa | Permalink
