FRIDAY, 12.00NOON:
BRITISH LIONS manager Fran Cotton on Thursday announced the team to play the Springboks in the first Test between South Africa and England, at Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday.
LIONS: Neil Jenkins, Ieuan Evans, Scott Gibbs, Jeremy Guscott, Alan Tait, Gregor Townsend, Matt Dawson, Tim Rodber, Richard Hill, Lawrence Dallaglio, Jeremy Davidson, Martin Johnson (captain), Paul Wallace, Keith Wood, Tom Smith. Reserves: John Bentley, Mike Catt, Austin Healy, Barry Williams, Jason Leonard, Rob Wainwright.
SPRINGBOKS: Andre Joubert, James Small, Japie Mulder, Edrich Lubbe, Andre Snyman, Henry Honiball, Joost van der Westhuizen, Gary Teichmann (captain), Andre Venter, Ruben Kruger, Mark Andrews, Hannes Strydom, Adrian Garvey, Naka Drotske, Os du Randt. Reserves: Russel Bennett, Boeta Wessels, Werner Swanepoel, Krynauw Otto, Dawie Theron, James Dalton.