Sparring partner de serviciu: Highlanders

Inca un meci cu o franchiza regionala, fosta Otago Highlanders. Lipsita de aportul celor doi Smith, Ben si Aaron, oameni cu peste 50 de selectii All Blacks. Highlanders a fost campioana Superugby in 2015, singurul sau titlu, pana la acesta fiind semifinalista in 2016 si finalista in 1999. In vederile selectionerilor se afla Luke Whitelock (fratele mezin, sunt in total patru, toti jucatori), inchizator la gramada plus alti trei All Blacks, aripa Waisake Naholo, centrul Malakai Fekitoa si uvertura Lima Sopoaga. Deci, o formatie puternica.

Lions va intra in teren cu o alta infatisare fata de precedentele partide. De exemplu, o linie de treisferturi internationala: Jack Nowell, Jonathan Joseph (Anglia), Robbie Henshaw (Irlanda) si Tommy Seymour (Scotia)  La fel de internationala e si linia a treia a gramezii. De data asta mijlocasii sunt galezi, Biggar si Webb. Pe banca gasim doi capitani: Alun Wyn Jones si Owen Farrell. 

Highlanders: 15 Richard Buckman, 14 Waisake Naholo, 13 Malakai Fekitoa, 12 Teihorangi Walden, 11 Tevita Li, 10 Lima Sopoaga, 9 Kayne Hammington, 8 Luke Whitelock (capitan), 7 Dillon Hunt, 6 Gareth Evans, 5 Jackson Hemopo, 4 Alex Ainley, 3 Siate Tokolahi, 2 Liam Coltman, 1 Daniel Lienert-Brown
Replacements: 16 Greg Pleasants-Tate, 17 Aki Seiuli, 18 Siosuia Halanukonuka, 19 Josh Dickson, 20 Jimmy Lentjes, 21 Josh Renton, 22 Marty Banks, 23 Patrick Osborne

British and Irish Lions: 15 Jared Payne, 14 Jack Nowell, 13 Jonathan Joseph, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 Tommy Seymour, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Rhys Webb, 8 CJ Stander, 7 Sam Warburton (cap[itan), 6 James Haskell, 5 Iain Henderson, 4 Courtney Lawes, 3 Kyle Sinckler, 2 Rory Best, 1 Joe Marler
Replacements: 16 Ken Owens, 17 Jack McGrath, 18 Dan Cole, 19 Alun Wyn Jones, 20 Justin Tipuric, 21 Greig Laidlaw, 22 Owen Farrell, 23 Elliot Daly

Partida va incepe la ora 10,35 (Ro) azi, pe stadionul Forsyth Barr din Dunedin si va fi arbitrata de Angus Gardner (Australia)