The British and Irish Lions arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa on Monday (May 25) to prepare for their Test series against the Springboks, which starts on June 20 in Durban.
The Lions, who are on their 13th tour of South Africa since 1891, play their first warm-up match on Saturday (May 30) against a Highveld XV in Rustenburg.
Head coach Ian McGeechan, who was a player in the victorious Lions tour of South Africa in 1974 and winning coach in 1997, has brought with him specialist ... Read more

The British and Irish Lions arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa on Monday (May 25) to prepare for their Test series against the Springboks, which starts on June 20 in Durban.
The Lions, who are on their 13th tour of South Africa since 1891, play their first warm-up match on Saturday (May 30) against a Highveld XV in Rustenburg.
Head coach Ian McGeechan, who was a player in the victorious Lions tour of South Africa in 1974 and winning coach in 1997, has brought with him specialist defence coach Shaun Edwards.
This is the shortest-ever Lions tour and the tourists will have only six provincial games to sort out their team before the first Test.
On paper, the Lions certainly have enough quality players to cause the 2007 World Cup champions problems. Skipper Paul O'Connell, Brian O'Driscoll and Ronan O'Gara were impressive in Ireland's Six Nations grand slam campaign and all have something to prove for the Lions after previous disappointments.
Many of the Welsh contingent have experience of winning two grand slams, and quicksilver wing Shane Williams looks like the ideal man to get around, under or through that famed defence.
England provide plenty of ballast, including lock Simon Shaw, the sole survivor from 1997, but already the squad has been hit by an unprecedented rash of pre-tour injuries and suspensions. Welsh fly-half and centre James Hook is the latest addition to the team, replacing injured team-mate Leigh Halfpenny. Close