By Paul
June 12 2005

Five Irishmen have been named in the team to face Wellington on Wednesday, three of which are in the starting team: B O’Driscoll (Capt.), S Byrne, and S Easterby, while Munster and Ireland Lock Paul O’Connell, and Ireland winger Shane Horgan are named on the bench.

It will be Simon Easterby’s first game of the tour, and he will be hoping to make an impression to be considered for Test Selection against the All Blacks.

Lions team to face Wellington on Wednesday:

J Lewsey (Wasps and England); J Robinson (Sale and England), B O’Driscoll (Leinster and Ireland, capt), G Henson (Ospreys and Wales), G Thomas (Toulouse and Wales); J Wilkinson (Newcastle and England), D Peel (Lanelli and Wales); G Jenkins (Cardiff and Wales), S Byrne (Leinster and Ireland), J White (Leicester and England), D Grewcock (Bath and England), B Kay (Leicester and England), S Easterby (Llanelli
and Ireland), N Back (Leicester and England), M Corry (Leicester and England).

Replacements: G Bulloch (Leeds and Scotland), M Stevens (Bath and England), P O’Connell (Munster and Ireland), L Moody (Leicester and England), C Cusiter (Borders and Scotland), S Jones (Clermont Auvergne and Wales), S Horgan (Leinster and Ireland)