Rugby-Hogg to captain Lions in opening tour match


  • Rugby
  • Thursday, 01 Jul 2021

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - British and Irish Lions Training - Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain June 25, 2021 British and Irish Lions team during training Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Scotland fullback Stuart Hogg was named to captain the British and Irish Lions in the opening match of their South African tour, when they take on the Gauteng Lions at Ellis Park on Saturday.

Welsh winger Josh Adams is the only player retained in the starting line-up from the side that beat Japan 28-10 in Edinburgh last weekend in a warm-up game before their departure for Johannesburg.

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