British & Irish Lions make several changes for the second Test
Lions.
Andy Farrell has named the team that will take on the Wallabies in the Second Test of the Qatar Airways Lions Men’s Series at the MCG in Melbourne on Saturday night.
Tour captain Maro Itoje of Saracens and England is partnered at lock by his fellow countryman and Leicester Tigers forward Ollie Chessum.
In the front row, it’s the Leinster Rugby and Ireland trio of Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan, and Tadhg Furlong.
The backrow sees Leinster and Ireland’s Jack Conan at No.8, Munster and Ireland’s Tadhg Beirne at blindside and Sale Sharks and England’s Tom Curry at openside. Leinster and Ireland’s Jamison Gibson-Park and Bath Rugby and Scotland’s Finn Russell are named as the half-back pairing again.
Connacht Rugby and Ireland’s Bundee Aki is partnered with Glasgow Warriors and Scotland’s Huw Jones in midfield.
The backfield combination of Leinster and Ireland duo Hugo Keenan and James Lowe, and Northampton Saints and England’s Tommy Freeman is unchanged from the First Test.
The game kicks off at 11.00am BST and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland as well as talkSPORT.
The British & Irish Lions v Wallabies
15. Hugo Keenan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #881
14. Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints/England) #858
13. Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors/Scotland) #878
12. Bundee Aki (Connacht Rugby/Ireland) #837
11. James Lowe (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #870
10. Finn Russell (Bath Rugby/Scotland) #835
9. Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #879
1. Andrew Porter (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #876
2. Dan Sheehan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #873
3. Tadhg Furlong (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #818
4. Maro Itoje (Saracens/England) (C) #825
5. Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers/England) #875
6. Tadhg Beirne (Munster Rugby/Ireland) #838
7. Tom Curry (Sale Sharks/England) #853
8. Jack Conan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #839
Replacements: 16. Ronan Kelleher (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #864 17. Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears/England) #859 18. Will Stuart (Bath Rugby/England) #877 19. James Ryan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #880 20. Jac Morgan (Ospreys/Wales) #861 21. Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints/England) #860 22. Owen Farrell (Saracens/England) #780 23. Blair Kinghorn (Toulouse/Scotland) #882
