O’Connell In Lions XV For Maori Game.

Paul O’Connell will partner Simon Shaw in the Lions second-row against the New Zealand Maori on Saturay, while Ronan O’Gara has been named on the replacement bench

British & Irish Lions side to face NZ Maori, ( Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, Saturday KO 7.10pm (local).

15 Josh Lewsey (London Wasps, England) 14 Tom Shanklin (Cardiff Blues, Wales) 13 Brian O Driscoll (Leinster, Ireland) Capt 12 Gordon D Arcy (Leinster, Ireland) 11 Shane Williams (Neath Swansea, Wales) 10 Stephen Jones (Clermont Auvergne, Wales) 9 Matt Dawson (London Wasps, England) 1 Andy Sheridan (Sale Sharks, England) 2 Steve Thompson (Northampton Saints, England) 3 Julian White (Leicester Tigers, England) 4 Simon Shaw (London Wasps, England) 5 Paul O Connell (Munster, Ireland) 6 Richard Hill (Saracens, England) 7 Martyn Williams (Cardiff Blues, Wales) 8 Simon Taylor (Edinburgh, Scotland) Replacements. 16 Shane Byrne (Leinster, Ireland) 17 Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues, Wales) 18 Ben Kay (Leicester Tigers, England) 19 Michael Owen (Newport Gwent Dragons, Wales) 20 Dwayne Peel (Llanelli Scarlets, Wales) 21 Ronan O Gara (Munster, Ireland) 22 Shane Horgan (Leinster, Ireland)