O’Callaghan Promoted To Lions Starting XV.

Munster’s Donncha O’Callaghan has been promoted from the bench to the Lions starting XV after Malcolm O’Kelly was forced to withdraw

Munster’s Donncha O’Callaghan has been promoted from the bench to the Lions starting XV after Malcolm O’Kelly sustained a soft tissue injury and was forced to withdraw, O’Callaghan will partner Danny Grewcock in the second row against The Pumas.

British & Irish Lions (vs Argentina).

15 MURPHY Geordan (Leicester Tigers, Ireland) 14 HICKIE Denis (Leinster, Ireland) 13 SMITH Ollie (Leicester Tigers, England) 12 D’ARCY Gordan (Leinster, Ireland) 11 WILLIAMS Shane (Ospreys, Wales) 10 WILKINSON Jonny (Newcastle Falcons, England) 9 COOPER Gareth (Dragons, Wales) 1 ROWNTREE Graham (Leicester Tigers, England) 2 BRYNE Shane (Leinster, Ireland) 3 HAYES John (Munster, Ireland) 4 O’CALLAGHAN Donncha (Munster, Ireland) 5 GREWCOCK Danny (Bath, England) 6 TAYLOR Simon (Edinburgh, Scotland) 7 MOODY Lewis (Leicester Tigers, England) 8 OWEN Michael (Dragons, Wales) Replacements 16 THOMPSON Steve (Northampton Saints, England) 17 WHITE Julian (Leicester Tigers, England) 18 19 CORRY Martin (Leicester Tigers, England) 20 CUSITER Chris (Borders, Scotland) 21 O’GARA Ronan (Munster, Ireland) 22 HORGAN Shane (Leinster, Ireland)