Deans has given back row Dave Dennis and centre Rob Horne permission to turn out for the Tahs at the Allianz Stadium just a week before the opening international in Brisbane……. full story HERE
LIONS TEAM TO FACE WARATAHS: 15. Leigh Halfpenny, 14. Sean Maitland, 13. Jonathan Davies, 12. Jamie Roberts, 11. Simon Zebo, 10. Jonathan Sexton, 9. Mike Phillips, 1. Mako Vunipola, 2. Tom Youngs, 3. Adam Jones, 4. Alun Wyn Jones, 5. Paul O’Connell, 6. Tom Croft, 7. Sam Warburton (captain), 8. Jamie Heaslip.
Replacements: 16. Richard Hibbard, 17. Alex Corbisiero, 18. Dan Cole, 19. Geoff Parling, 20. Dan Lydiate, 21. Ben Youngs, 22. Owen Farrell, 23. Rob Kearney.