BORDERS rugby stars Stuart Hogg and Greig Laidlaw are in the British and Irish Lions starting lineup to face the Provincial Barbarians on Saturday.
Laidlaw, from Jedburgh, was called up to join Hogg at the weekend after England scrum-half Ben Youngs withdrew.
Warren Gatland's squad is as follows:
S Hogg (Scotland), A Watson, J Joseph, B Te'o (all England), T Seymour (Scotland), J Sexton (Ireland), G Laidlaw (Scotland), J Marler (England), R Best (Ireland), K Sinckler (England), A Jones (Wales), I Henderson (Ireland), R Moriarty, S Warburton, T Faletau (all Wales).
Replacements: J George, M Vunipola (both England), T Furlong (Ireland), G Kruis (England), J Tipuric, R Webb (both Wales), O Farrell (England), J Payne (Ireland).
The Provincial Barbarians lineup is:
L Laulala, S Vaka (both Counties Manukau), I Finau (Canterbury), D Sweeney, S Reece (both Waikato), B Gatland (North Harbour), J Stratton (Canterbury), A Ross (Bay of Plenty), S Anderson-Heather (Otago, captain), O Jager (Canterbury), J Goodhue (Northland), K Mewett (Bay of Plenty), J Tucker (Waikato), L Boshier (Taranaki), M Dunshea (Canterbury).
Replacements: A Makalio (Tasman), T Fahamokioa (Wellington), M Renata (Auckland), M Matich (Northland), P Rowe (Wanganui), R Judd (Bay of Plenty), J Lowe (Hawke's Bay), J Ngaluafe (Southland).
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