British and Irish Lions vs New Zealand Provincial Barbarians - as it happened: Tourists clinch nervy victory
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Your support makes all the difference.The British and Irish Lions begin their 2017 tour of New Zealand in Whangarei against the New Zealand Provincial Barbarians in the first of their 10 scheduled matches. Follow the latest here.
- British and Irish Lions vs New Zealand Provincial Barbarians kicks off at 19:35 [08:35 BST]
- Sam Warburton captains the Lions
- Nine players to make Lions debut with another five replacements set for first appearances
- Jonathan Sexton starts at 10 with Greig Laidlaw at scrum-half
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What time does it start?
The Lions vs New Zealand Provincial Barbarians kicks off at 19:35 local time [08:35 BST] at Toll Stadium in Whangarai.
What TV channel is it on?
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports 1 from 08:00 BST.
Teams...
New Zealand Provincial Barbarians:
Luteru Laulala; Sam Vaka, Inga Finau, Dwanye Sweeney, Sevu Reece; Bryn Gatland, Jack Stratton; Aidan Ross, Sam Anderson-Heater, Oliver Jager; Josh Goodhue, Keepa Mewett; James Tucker, Lachlan Boshier, Mitchell Dunshea.
Replacements: Andrew Makalio, Tolu Fahamokioa, Marcel Renata, Matt Matich, Peter Rowe, Richard Judd, Jonah Lowe, Joe Webber.
British and Irish Lions:
Stuart Hogg; Anthony Watson, Jonathan Joseph, Ben Te’o, Tommy Seymour; Jonathan Sexton, Greig Laidlaw; Joe Marler, Rory Best, Kyle Sinckler; Alun Wyn Jones, Iain Henderson; Ross Moriarty, Sam Warburton, Taulupe Faletau.
Replacement: Jamie George, Mako Vunipola, Tadhg Furlong, George Kruis, Justin Tipuric, Rhys Webb, Owen Farrell, Elliot Daly.
58 mins: Gatland's at it again as he pokes a nice kick towards the Lions' 5m line, and when the ball is knocked forward by the Lions jumper Moriarty, the Barbarians get the put-in. That's Gatland's last contribution, as he's replaced by Joe Webber.
61 mins: The Barbarians cut loose and spread the ball wide as early as possible, though Vaka is wrapped up and tackled into touch.
63 mins: Alun Wyn Jones cuts down Vaka as he comes into contact, but the supporting Lions give the penalty away and the BaaBaas kick to the corner. They lose the lineout though and then compound the matter when Makalio catches the ball in an offside position to give away the penalty.
65 mins: Penalty to the Lions after a driving maul is collapsed, and Farrell points to the posts to get another chorus of boos.
66 mins: Farrell's kick hits the post! It cannons back off the upright, but Te'o is following up well and hacks in on the volley. It somehow manages to come off his arm though and he knocks it on.
68 mins: Farrell sends a high bomb up and Tipuric does brilliantly to take the catch on the edge of the 22. He offloads to Webb, who just can't get away from the defence, and when he's tackled the ball is knocked forward. Scrum on the 5m line.
74 mins: The Barbarians break from their own 22, though they're helped massively by weak tackling from Joseph and George as Laulala ghosts through the gap between them. They manage to move up to the 22, but the ball comes lose and it's judged to be a Lions knock-on.
79 mins: Jones concedes a penalty in the lineout by tackling the jumper and the Barbarians have one last chance as they go for touch in the Lions 22. Can they snatch the win here?!
80 mins: No they can't. Mako Vunipola does well to get his hands on the ball and disrupt the maul, and the Lions have the scrum put-in with 30 seconds on the clock.
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