The England captain will start at fly-half owing to a minor ankle sprain to Biggar picked up in training yesterday. Elsewhere, Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby, England) moves to the left wing to replace Josh Adams (Cardiff Rugby, Wales), with Liam Williams (Scarlets, Wales) drafted in to start at full back. Adams, the Tour’s top try scorer, drops out of the matchday squad to join his partner via Zoom to witness the birth of his first child. “Dan’s got a minor ankle sprain which is not worth risking, so Owen comes in at 10,” said The British & Irish Lions Head Coach, Warren Gatland. “We’ve always said family comes first, so naturally Josh drops out as planned to be with his wife. We wish them both our very best wishes for an easy delivery.”
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15. Liam Williams (Scarlets, Wales) #833 14. Louis Rees-Zammit (Gloucester Rugby, Wales) #846 13. Chris Harris (Gloucester Rugby, Scotland) #844 12. Bundee Aki (Connacht Rugby, Ireland) #837 11. Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby, England) #816 10. Owen Farrell (Saracens, England) #780 9. Conor Murray – captain (Munster Rugby, Ireland) #790 1. Wyn Jones (Scarlets, Wales) #842 2. Ken Owens (Scarlets, Wales) #829 3. Kyle Sinckler (Bristol Bears, England) #814 4. Maro Itoje (Saracens, England) #825 5. Iain Henderson (Ulster Rugby, Ireland) #808 6. Josh Navidi (Cardiff Rugby, Wales) #854 7. Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, England) #853 8. Taulupe Faletau (Bath Rugby, Wales) #779 Replacements: 16. Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs, England) #851 17. Mako Vunipola (Saracens, England) #787 18. Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors, Scotland) #848 19. Adam Beard (Ospreys, Wales) #852 20. Tadhg Beirne (Munster Rugby, Ireland) #838 21. Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs, England) #849 22. Gareth Davies (Scarlets, Wales) #850 23. Elliot Daly (Saracens, England) #822 Wednesday 14 July 2021 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Kick-off: 7pm (BST)
