Ulster players Rory Best and Tommy Bowe have been included in the starting XV for the second match of the British & Irish Lions tour.
Brian O'Driscoll will captain the team in Wedesday’s clash against Western Force in Perth. Five other Ireland players will also start; Cian Healy, Sean O‘Brien, Jamie Heaslip, Conor Murray and Jonny Sexton.
Brian O'Driscoll will captain the team in Wedesday’s clash against Western Force in Perth. Five other Ireland players will also start; Cian Healy, Sean O‘Brien, Jamie Heaslip, Conor Murray and Jonny Sexton.
O'Driscoll takes over from Paul O'Connell, who led the Lions to a convincing 59-8 victory over the Barbarians in their tour opener in Hong Kong on Saturday. The line-up does not include any players that started at the weekend.
British & Irish Lions match day squad to play Western Force, Perth, Wednesday 5th June (kick off 11.00 BST):
(15-1): Leigh Halfpenny, Tommy Bowe, Brian O'Driscoll (c), Manu Tuilagi, George North, Jonny Sexton, Conor Murray, Jamie Heaslip; Sean O'Brien, Tom Croft, Ian Evans, Alun Wyn-Jones, Dan Cole, Rory Best, Cian Healy.
Replacements (16-23): Tom Youngs, Mako Vunipola, Matt Stevens, Geoff Parling, Toby Faletau, Ben Youngs, Owen Farrell, Sean Maitland.