Pressure – The Lions will be looking for a good performance tonight going into the last pair Tests. The scrum and lineout will again come under scrutiny, while a number of players will be pushing during the term of inclusion in Pretoria without interruption Saturday. Shane Williams, Andy Powell, Ronan O’Gara, Nathan Hines and Luke Fitzgerald will be among those on a mission.
Tips – Shane Williams is a living soul on a mission, with the IRB player of the year’sitting sights set on a place in Saturday’s Test team. The Emerging Springboks need to beware, with SkyBet pricing at 9/1 for the first scorer. The Lions have also been in crown of the head try-scoring conformation during the tour – likewise them to score more than 2.5 tries looks tempting at 11/10.
Ready notwithstanding action – The kick-off is due to take place at 6.10pm (BST) likewise stay with us for all the action as it happens, or tune in to game live and exclusive on Sky Sports 2 & HD2. Remember you can let me know you views on the match by means of emailing me at tony.curtis@bskyb.com
Tonight’session teams – Emerging Springboks: 15 Zane Kirchner (Blue Bulls), 14 Luzuko Vulindlu (The Sharks), 13 Deon van Rensburg (Leopards), 12 Morgan Newman (Western Province), 11 Bjorn Basson (Griquas), 10 Earl Rose (Golden Lions), 9 Jano Vermaak (Golden Lions), 8 Duane Vermeulen (Western Province), 7 Jean Deysel (Sharks), 6 Dewald Potgieter (c) (Blue Bulls), 5 Wilhelm Steenkamp (Blue Bulls), 4 Steven Sykes (Sharks), 3 Werner Kruger (Blue Bulls), 2 Bandise Maku (Blue Bulls), 1 Wian du Preez (Free State Cheetahs).
Replacements: 16 Tiaan Liebenberg (Western Province), 17 Pat Cilliers (Sharks), 18 Franco van der Merwe (Golden Lions), 19 Jacques Botes (Sharks), 20 Heini Adams (Blue Bulls), 21 Willem de Waal (Western Province), 22 Danwel Demas (Free State Cheetahs).
British and Irish Lions: 15 Keith Earls (Munster/Ireland), 14 Shane Williams (Ospreys/Wales), 13 Riki Flutey (London Wasps/England), 12 Gordon D’Arcy (Leinster/Ireland), 11 Luke Fitzgerald (Leinster/Ireland), 10 Ronan O’Gara (Munster/Ireland), 9 Harry Ellis (Leicester Tigers/England), 8 Andy Powell (Cardiff Blues/Wales), 7 Martyn Williams (Cardiff Blues/Wales), 6 Joe Worsley (London Wasps/England), 5 Nathan Hines (Perpignan/Scotland), 4 Donncha O’Callaghan (Munster/Ireland), 3 John Hayes (Munster/Ireland), 2 Ross Ford (Edinburgh/Scotland), 1 Tim Payne (London Wasps/England).
Replacements: 16 Lee Mears (Bath/England), 17 Phil Vickery (London Wasps/England), 18 Simon Shaw (London Wasps/England), 19 David Wallace (Munster/Ireland), 20 Mike Blair (Edinburgh/Scotland), 21 James Hook (Ospreys/Wales), 22 Ugo Monye (Harlequins/England).
Good evening - Welcome to skysports.com for our commentary from the final midweek tour game for the Lions. After the agony of the earliest Test, the tourists take adhering the Emerging Springboks at Newlands in what is sure to be a full-bloodied affair.
