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Rory Best to captain Lions against Hurricanes

Rory Best to captain Lions against Hurricanes

By Rusiate Baleilevuka
26/06/2017
Rory Best will captain the British & Irish Lions against the Hurricanes

Rory Best will captain the British & Irish Lions against the Hurricanes while Jack Nowell moves to full‑back.

Other big names that has been named including Dan Biggar, Tommy Seymour, Jonathan Joseph, Robbie Henshaw, George North, CJ Stander, Justin Tipuric, James Haskell, Courtney Lawes, Dan Cole, Joe Marler and Greig Laidlaw.

The Hurricanes will take on the British and Irish Lions at 7.35pm tomorrow.

British & Irish Lions
15.)Jack Nowell
14.)Tommy Seymour
13.)Jonathan Joseph
12.) Robbie Henshaw
11.)George North
10.)Dan Biggar
9.)Greig Laidlaw
8.)CJ Stander
7.)Justin Tipuric
6.)James Haskell
5.)Courtney Lawes
4.)Iain Henderson
3.)Dan Cole 
2.)Rory Best (c)
1.)Joe Marler

Replacements:
16.)Kristian Dacey
17.)Allan Dell
18.)Tomas Francis
19.)Cory Hill
20.)George Kruis
21.)Gareth Davies
22.)Finn Russell
23.)Jared Payne

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