Lions: Teams announced for Barbarians match.

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Jared Payne is the only Ulster representative in this weekends match between the British and Irish Lions and the Barbarians in Hong Kong, KO 12:30 BST. The Ulster player runs out at full back for Barbarians with Best and Bowe rested along with most of the other players involved in the PRO12 and Premiership Finals.

Paul O’Connell, who led the Lions in their last game in South Africa in 2009, will lead a side that contains all three Scottish tourists, 11 Welshman, five Irishmen and four Englishmen.
Tour captain Sam Warburton has been rested following a knock to his knee received in training and O’Connell is one of six former Lions in the squad. He joins Adam Jones, Mike Phillips, Jamie Roberts, Alun Wyn Jones and Jamie Heaslip, all of who played in the opening game four years ago.

“I’m really excited by the first selection of the tour. Naturally it comprises largely those players not involved in last weekend’s Aviva Premiership and RaboDirect PRO12 finals and we’ve a lot of players making their debuts for the Lions,” said Gatland.

“At the same time we have a hard core of experience with . . .

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