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North and Lawes line up for the Lions

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Saints duo, Courtney Lawes and George North, have been named amongst the British and Irish Lions squad for Tuesday's (June 27th) midweek fixture against the Hurricanes.

With the Lions falling to the All Blacks in the first Test on Saturday, Lawes and North have been called into the match day 23 for Tuesday alongside eight other Aviva Premiership players.

Featuring during the Lions' last two wins, defeating the Maori All Blacks and the Chiefs respectively, North and Lawes both start in Wellington for the eighth match of the tour to face the current Super Rugby Champions, the Hurricanes.

The game will be shown live on Sky Sports from 8am on Tuesday.

LIONS TEAM TO FACE THE HURRICANES
Tuesday, June 27th, 2017
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Kick-off 8.35am (BST)
15. Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs, England)
14. Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors, Scotland)
13. Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby, England)
12. Robbie Henshaw (Leinster, Ireland)
11. George North (Northampton Saints, Wales)
10. Dan Biggar (Ospreys, Wales)
9. Greig Laidlaw (Gloucester, Scotland
1. Joe Marler (Harlequins, England)
2. Rory Best (capt, Ulster, Ireland)
3. Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers, England)
4. Iain Henderson (Ulster, Ireland)
5. Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints, England)
6. James Haskell (Wasps, England)
7. Justin Tipuric (Ospreys, Wales)
8. CJ Stander (Munster, Ireland)

16. Kristian Dacey (Cardiff Blues, Wales)
17. Allan Dell (Edinburgh Rugby, Scotland)
18. Tomas Francis (Exeter Chiefs, Wales)
19. Cory Hill (Newport Gwent Dragons, Wales)
20. George Kruis (Saracens, England)
21. Gareth Davies (Scarlets, Wales)
22. Finn Russell (Glasgow Warriors, Scotland)
23. Jared Payne (Ulster, Ireland)

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