Lions Starts For Murray & O’Mahony

British and Irish Lions Head Coach Warren Gatland has named his side for the Saturday’s clash with the Crusaders at the AMI Stadium – KO 8.35am (Irish). Three Munster players are named in the side with second-time tourist and Series winner against Australia, Conor Murray, set to make his first appearance of the Tour after being named at 9. Peter O’Mahony who made his Lions debut off the bench in the loss to the Blues last Saturday is promoted to the number 6 jersey, while his fellow debutant at Eden Park, try scorer CJ Stander, is named among the replacements. Joining the Munster contingent in the matchday squad are their Irish counterparts Tadgh Furlong, Sean O’Brien, Jack McGrath and Johnny Sexton. Commenting on the announcement, Gatland said, “The aim was always to start everyone in the first three matches and this selection ensures that we achieve this. “This is an experienced team with nine of the starting 15 players having featured in 2013. “Our squad is working hard and we are seeing improvement in their performances both at training and in the games. “Last night’s results against the Blues was disappointing and we know we can’t afford to give away so many penalties. “We are looking forward to the clash against the Crusaders and we expect a tough game against the most successful team in Super Rugby history.” British & Irish Lions (v Crusaders, Saturday, June 10, AMI Stadium, 7.35pm NZST/8.35am BST) 15 Stuart Hogg – Glasgow Warriors, Scotland, 783 14 George North – Northampton Saints, Wales, #792 13 Jonathan Davies – Scarlets, Wales, #778 12 Ben Te’o – Worcester Warriors, England, #815 11 Liam Williams – Scarlets, Wales, #832 10 Owen Farrell – Saracens, England, #780 9 Conor Murray – Munster, Ireland, #790 1 Mako Vunipola – Saracens, England, #787 2 Jamie George – Saracens, England, #818 3 Tadhg Furlong – Leinster, Ireland, #817 4 Alun Wyn Jones (capt) – Ospreys, Wales, #761 5 George Kruis – Saracens, England, #819 6 Peter O’Mahony – Munster, Ireland, #833 7 Sean O’Brien – Leinster, Ireland, #796 8 Taulupe Faletau – Bath Rugby, Wales, #779 Replacements 16 Ken Owens – Scarlets, Wales, #829 17 Jack McGrath – Leinster, Ireland, #827 18 Dan Cole – Leicester, England, #794 19 Maro Itoje – Saracens, England, #825 20 CJ Stander – Munster, Ireland, #831 21 Rhys Webb – Ospreys, Wales, #820 22 Johnny Sexton – Leinster, Ireland, #791 23 Anthony Watson – Bath Rugby, England, #816