Also included in the side are Geordan Murphy and Gavin Henson who were thought to be live contenders for a Test place while Micheal Owen who captains the side against Southland looks to have been overtaken by Welsh compatriot Ryan Jones, the man of the match against Otago last Saturday.

Lions team to face Southland in Invercargill on Tuesday, June 21st: G Murphy (Leicester and Ireland); M Cueto (Sale and England), O Smith (Leicester and England), G Henson (Neath-Swansea Ospreys and Wales), D Hickie (Leinster and Ireland); R O Gara (Munster and Ireland), G Cooper (Newport-Gwent Dragons and Wales); M Stevens (Bath and England), A Titterrell (Sale and England), J Hayes (Munster and Ireland), S Shaw (Wasps and England), D O Callaghan (Munster and Ireland), L Moody (Leicester and England), M Williams (Cardiff Blues and Wales), M Owen (Newport-Gwent Dragons and Wales) capt. Replacements: G Bulloch (Glasgow and Scotland), A Sheridan (Sale and England), S Easterby (Llanelli Scarlets and Ireland), C Cusiter (Borders and Scotland), C Hodgson (Sale and England), T Shanklin (Cardiff Blues and Wales), G D Arcy (Leinster and Ireland).