Rugby-British & Irish Lions team to play Australia in second test

MELBOURNE, June 27 |
Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:22am BST

MELBOURNE, June 27 (Reuters) – British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland named the following team on Thursday to play Australia in Saturday’s second test in Melbourne:

Lions: 15-Leigh Halfpenny (Wales), 14-Tommy Bowe (Ireland), 13-Brian O’Driscoll (Ireland), 12-Jonathan Davies (Wales), 11-George North (Wales), 10-Jonathan Sexton (Ireland), 9-Ben Youngs (England, 8-Jamie Heaslip (Ireland), 7-Sam Warburton (Wales, captain), 6-Dan Lydiate (Wales), 5-Geoff Parling (England), 4-Alun Wyn Jones (Wales), 3-Adam Jones (Wales), 2-Tom Youngs (England), 1-Mako Vunipola (England).

Replacements – 16-Richard Hibbard (Wales), 17-Ryan Grant (Scotland), 18-Dan Cole (England), 19-Tom Croft (England), 20-Sean O’Brien (Ireland), 21-Conor Murray (Ireland), 22-Owen Farrell (England), 23-Alex Cuthbert (Wales) (Compiled by Ian Ransom; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)

Article source: http://www.northampton-news-hp.co.uk/Sport/Northampton-Saints-RUFC/Rugby-Union-Stephen-Myler-and-Luther-Burrell-handed-England-starts-20130531152437.htm

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