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21st Jun 2017

New Zealand’s starting XV to face the Lions is as good as you’d expect it to be

Do the Lions stand a chance?

Darragh Culhane

The Lions will be well and truly up against it on Saturday when they face New Zealand.

Many are backing the All Blacks to sweep the test series and a 78-0 win over Samoa showed that they are as formidable as people would expect.

And with that, their side to face Warren Gatland’s Lions on Saturday is as strong as you would expect.

1. Joe Moody
2. Codie Taylor
3. Owen Franks
4. Brodie Retallick
5. Samuel Whitelock
6. Jerome Kaino
7. Sam Cane
8. Kieran Read  – Captain
9. Aaron Smith
10. Beauden Barrett
11. Rieko Ioane
12. Sonny Bill Williams
13. Ryan Crotty
14. Israel Dagg
15. Ben Smith
16. Nathan Harris
17. Wyatt Crockett
18. Charlie Faumuina
19. Scott Barrett
20. Ardie Savea
21. TJ Perenara
22. Aaron Cruden  / Lima Sopoaga
23. Anton Lienert-Brown

 

The match will kick off at 8:35 am Irish time on Saturday morning.

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