Henry Pollock starts for the British & Irish Lions for the first time on Saturday, with Alex Mitchell also named in the matchday 23 as the tourists prepare to face Western Force in Perth.
After landing Down Under earlier this week, the Lions will run out at Optus Stadium on the West Coast against the Super Rugby Pacific side on Saturday.
Pollock made his Lions debut off the bench in the narrow defeat to Argentina on Sunday in Dublin, and now makes his first start for the side and wears the No.8 jersey.
Meanwhile Mitchell, who made his own Lions bow from the start in the clash at the Aviva Stadium, is this time named on the bench and will hope to make an impact in the second half. Former Saint, Matt Proctor, also starts in the centres for Western Force.
The game kicks off at 11am and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland.
On the 2013 Tour, the Lions ran out 69-17 winners against Western Force at the Subiaco Oval. Current assistant coach Johnny Sexton got the Lions off the mark with an early score, while Leigh Halfpenny converted all nine Lions tries.
British & Irish Lions Head Coach, Andy Farrell, said: “We have had a good week of training and all of the travel and time zone changes have been managed really well, so we are good to go.
“We know the quality and experience the Force have, and the opportunity to play against the Lions always brings out special performances from the Super Rugby sides, so we expect them to be at their best.”
The British & Irish Lions v Western Force
Optus Stadium
Saturday 28th June 2025
Kick-off: 11am BST
15. Elliot Daly (Saracens/England) #822
14. Mack Hansen (Connacht Rugby/Ireland) #867
13. Garry Ringrose (Leinster Rugby/Ireland)
12. Sione Tuipulotu (Glasgow Warriors/Scotland) #863
11. James Lowe (Leinster Rugby/Ireland)
10. Finn Russell (Bath Rugby/Scotland) #835
9. Tomos Williams (Gloucester Rugby/Wales) #866
1. Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh Rugby/Scotland) #868
2. Dan Sheehan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) (c)
3. Tadhg Furlong (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #818
4. Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors/ Scotland) #869
5. Joe McCarthy (Leinster Rugby/Ireland)
6. Tadhg Beirne (Munster Rugby/Ireland) #838
7. Josh van der Flier (Leinster Rugby/Ireland)
8. Henry Pollock (Northampton Saints/England) #865
Replacements:
16. Ronan Kelleher (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #864
17. Andrew Porter (Leinster Rugby/Ireland)
18. Will Stuart (Bath Rugby/England)
19. Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers/England)
20. Jack Conan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #839
21. Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints/England) #860
22. Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors/Scotland)
23. Marcus Smith (Harlequins/ England) #855
