Five Scots in Lions squad for Sharks fixture

5 Jul 2021

Duhan van der Merwe and Zander Fagerson will start in Johannesburg, with Rory Sutherland, Stuart Hogg and Chris Harris named as replacements.

The match against Cell C Sharks this Wednesday (7 July) is live on Sky Sports (kick-off 6pm BST).

Full British & Irish Lions squad:

15. Liam Williams (Scarlets, Wales)

14. Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby, England)

13. Elliot Daly (Saracens, England)

12. Bundee Aki (Connacht Rugby, Ireland)

11. Duhan van der Merwe (Worcester Warriors, Scotland)

10. Dan Biggar (Northampton Saints, Wales)

9. Gareth Davies (Scarlets, Wales)

1. Mako Vunipola (Saracens, England)

2. Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs, England)

3. Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors, Scotland)

4. Iain Henderson – Captain (Ulster Rugby, Ireland)

5. Adam Beard (Ospreys, Wales)

6. Josh Navidi (Cardiff Rugby, Wales)

7. Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, England)

8. Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs, England)

Replacements:

16. Ken Owens (Scarlets, Wales)

17. Rory Sutherland (Worcester Warriors, Scotland)

18. Tadhg Furlong (Leinster Rugby, Ireland)

19. Tadhg Beirne (Munster Rugby, Ireland)

20. Jack Conan (Leinster Rugby, Ireland)

21. Conor Murray (Munster Rugby, Ireland)

22. Stuart Hogg (Exeter Chiefs, Scotland)

23. Chris Harris (Gloucester Rugby, Scotland)

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