THURSDAY, 12.00NOON:
THE British Lions management announced their team for the match against Eastern Province XV on Saturday, with tour captain Martin Johnson having been left out of the game.
Prop Jason Leonard will lead the team in Port Elizabeth while Johnson rests, manager Fran Cotton said yesterday. “A lot of the guys have played a lot of rugby in the past few weeks and we’ve got to make sure that by the time we get to the first Test in Cape Town, the guys are all fresh and fit.”
Cotton said the focus during the game will be on discipline and playing good rugby.