A reminder that Wyn Jones has been ruled out for this test. Rory Sutherland drafted into the starting xv and Mako Vunipola slips onto the bench.

Almost time for kick off! Settle in and thanks for joining us for the opening test!

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“We couldn’t have asked for more from the players so far; they’ve all put their hands up and made picking a starting XV incredibly difficult. In truth, we would have been happy with any number of different combinations across the 23, however, we’re very pleased with the side we’ve settled on.



“We know what we’re coming up against on Saturday. It’s going to be an arm wrestle, there’s no doubt about it. We’ll need to front up physically and be ready to go from the first whistle. When we played SA ‘A’ last week we probably took a bit too long to get into the game, something we can’t afford to do that again this weekend." - Warren Gatland



“We need to make sure we play in the right areas of the field, not give them easy territory and take our chances when they come.

Gatland admitted that the task of selection was no easy one.



“In my four Tours as a Lions coach, this was by far the hardest Test selection I have been involved in,” he said.