O'Gara leads Lions

12 April 2012

Ireland fly-half Ronan O'Gara will captain the British and Irish Lions in Tuesday night's clash against the Emerging Springboks at Newlands.

O'Gara becomes the fifth different skipper on tour, following Paul O'Connell, Brian O'Driscoll, Phil Vickery and Donncha O'Callaghan.

Grand Slam winner O'Gara leads a side that contains six players who were involved in Saturday's 26-21 first Test defeat against world champions South Africa.

Test substitutes O'Callaghan and Martyn Williams both start, while Test line-up members Ugo Monye, Lee Mears, Phil Vickery and David Wallace are on the bench.

The side includes props Tim Payne and John Hayes, who were only recently summoned to join the tour party.

England international Payne has flown out as cover for Andrew Sheridan, who has a back strain, while Hayes replaces ankle injury victim Euan Murray.

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