Here are the teams for British & Irish Lions vs. Barbarians in Hong Kong Stadium, June 1
In bold those players most likely to be Lions starting XV. We make six of them will be first team players, notably the core of the pack.
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British and Irish Lions
15. Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors/Scotland)
14. Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues/Wales)
13. Jonathan Davies (Scarlets/Wales)
12. Jamie Roberts (Cardiff Blues/Wales)
11. Sean Maitland (Glasgow Warriors/Scotland)
10. Owen Farrell (Saracens/England)
9. Mike Phillips (Bayonne/Wales)
1. Mako Vunipola (Saracens/England)
2. Richard Hibbard (Ospreys/Wales)
3. Adam Jones (Ospreys/Wales)
4. Richie Gray (Scotland)
5. Paul O’Connell (Munster/Ireland, captain)
6. Dan Lydiate (Dragons/Wales)
7. Justin Tuperic (Ospreys/Wales)
8. Toby Faletau (Dragons/Wales)
Replacements
16. Tom Youngs (Leicester Tigers/England)
17. Cian Healy (Leinster/Ireland)
18. Matt Stevens (Saracens/England)
19. Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys/wales)
20. Jamie Heaslip (Leinster/Ireland)
21. Conor Murray (Munster/Ireland)
22. Johnny Sexton (Leinster/Ireland)
23. George North (Scarlets/Wales)
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Barbarians
15. Jared Payne (Ulster)
14. Joe Rokocoko (Bayonne and New Zealand)
13. Elliot Daly (London Wasps)
12. Casey Laulala (Munster / New Zealand)
11. Takudzwa Ngwenya (Biarritz / USA)
10. Nick Evans (Harlequins / New Zealand)
9. Dimitri Yachvili (Biarritz / France)
1. Paul James (Bath / Wales)
2. Schalk Brits (Saracens / South Africa)
3. Martin Castrogiovanni (Leicester / Italy)
4. Marco Wentzel (London Wasps / South Africa)
5. Dean Mumm (Exeter Chiefs / Australia)
6. Samu Manoa (Northampton / USA)
7. Sam Jones (London Wasps)
8. Sergio Parisse (Stade Francais / Italy, captain)
Replacements:
16. Duncan Jones (Ospreys / Wales)
17. Leonardo Ghiraldini (Treviso / Italy)
18. Jim Hamilton (Gloucester / Scotland)
19. Imanol Harinordoquy (Biarritz / France)
20. Andrea Lo Cicero (Racing Metro / Italy)
21. Kahn Fotuali’i (Ospreys / Samoa)
22. James Hook (Perpignan / Wales)
23. Mike Tindall (Gloucester / England)
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