| HINES MEANS BUSINESS |
| Tuesday, 02 June 2009 | |
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Nathan Hines, the 58-times Scotland lock, has been named in the British and Irish Lions team to play the Golden Lions in Johannesburg tomorrow. Hines, 32, is one of five debutants in the team as the Lions aim to kick-on after a winning, but unconvincing start to the tour, against a Royal XV in Rustenburg last weekend. Hines’ fellow Scotland forwards, Euan Murray and Ross Ford, are both named on the bench and could yet make their debuts at Ellis Park.
Hines told the Scottish Rugby website today: “The mood in the camp is good. All the boys understand they aren’t going to gel on the field absolutely immediately and while we were disappointed to turnover so much ball against the Royal XV last weekend we know we had opportunities we didn’t finish, so the margin of (our) victory could have been higher.” Hines added: “We’ve hardly seen a cloud in the sky since we got here. Our kick-off tomorrow is at 7.10pm here when the forecast temperature is 14C, so it will be a little bit cooler than it was in Rustenburg.” The Lions will undertake their final pre-game training session this evening. Head coach Ian McGeechan said: "The starting XV is very different to the one that played against the Royal XV on Saturday. There are only three players backing up from that match but six of the replacements have been promoted to Wednesday's starting XV for the Golden Lions match. This is in line with our intention that all players will play a full match in the first three matches on tour." British and Irish Lions team to play Golden Lions in on Wednesday 3 June at Ellis Park, Johannesburg (kick-off 6.10pm UK time) 15 Rob Kearney (Leinster/Ireland) 14 Tommy Bowe (Ospreys/Ireland) 10 Stephen Jones (Scarlets/Wales) 1 Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues/Wales) Replacements: 16 Ross Ford (Edinburgh/Scotland) Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
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