The British & Irish Lions’ tour is finally under way and the famous side face off against Western Force today in the opener.
Andy Farrell’s men arrived Down Under at the start of the week, flying to the southern hemisphere following a 28-24 defeat to Argentina in Dublin.
The result wasn’t ideal preparations for the men in red but that will be behind them now and the game in Perth today will be firmly in their sights.
Farrell has made 13 changes to the side beaten by the Pumas, with Welshman Tomos Williams selected at scrum-half and youngster Henry Pollock getting the nod at No.8. In the absence of Maro Itoje, Dan Sheehan captains the side on his Lions debut.
Today’s game, which kicks off at 11am UK time, is being shown live on Sky Sports Main Event but you can also follow live updates in our blog below.
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Lions: E Daly; M Hansen, G Ringrose, S Tuipulotu, J Lowe; F Russell, T Williams; P Schoeman, D Sheehan (c), T Furlong, S Cummings, J McCarthy, T Beirne, J Van der Flier, H Pollock.
Replacements: R Kelleher, A Porter, W Stuart, O Chessum, J Conan, A Mitchell, H Jones, M Smith.
Western Force: T Robertson, B Paenga-Amosa, O Hoskins, S Carter, D Swain, W Harris, N Champion de Crespigny, V Ekuasi; N White (c), A Harford, D Pietsch, H Stewart, M Proctor, M Grealy, B Donaldson.
Replacements: N Dolly, M Pearce, T Tauakipulu, L Faifua, R Prinsep, H Robertson, M Burey, B Kuenzle.