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News: All change for final Test

Published: Thursday, 2 July 2009, 2:25PM

The British & Irish Lions have made eight changes, one positional, to their line-up as they look to end their tour on a high in the third Test against South Africa on Saturday.

Coach Ian McGeechan's options were limited following last week's bruising encounter in Pretoria with four players ruled out after picking up injuries in the 28-25 defeat.

Ugo Monye and Shane Williams will start out wide in Johannesburg, while Andrew Sheridan and Phil Vickery both come into the front row.

Riki Flutey will form a centre partnership with Tommy Bowe, while Joe Worsley and Martyn Williams are both named in a new-look back row.

McGeechan said: "It is fair to say injuries have had an impact on the tour as you would expect including selection for the third Test.

"However, the players coming into the starting XV are all talented international players and are as keen as ever to turn the tables on the Springboks."

Meanwhile, South Africa have made 10 changes for the match having taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series last weekend.

Only scrum-half Fourie du Preez, flanker Juan Smith, lock Victor Matfield and props Tendai Mtawarira and John Smit keep their places in coach Peter de Villiers' side.

The Springboks' Tri-Nations campaign begins at the end of the month and de Villiers will use the final game of the tour to try out some new players.

South Africa: Kirchner; Ndungane, Fourie, Olivier, Nokwe; M Steyn, Du Preez; Mtawarira, Ralepelle, Smit, Muller, Matfield, Brussow, Smith, Kankowski.

Replacements: B du Plessis, Steenkamp, Carstens, Sykes, Spies, R Pienaar, F Steyn.

Lions: Kearney; Monye, Bowe, Flutey, S Williams; S Jones, Phillips; Sheridan, Rees, Vickery, Shaw, O'Connell, Worsley, M Williams, Heaslip.

Replacements: Ford, Hayes, Alun-Wyn Jones, Wallace, Croft, Ellis, Hook.

 

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