Lions 2013: Stuart Hogg set to start at fly-half
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Scotland full-back Stuart Hogg will start at fly-half for the British and Irish Lions in Tuesday's match against a Combined Queensland-New South Wales Country XV.
With Jonathan Sexton and Owen Farrell both rested, the 20-year-old will start in a position he last played at school.
England prop Alex Corbisiero will be pitched straight into action after his arrival as a replacement on Saturday.
Fellow new arrival Ryan Grant will be on the bench.
Elsewhere, Jamie Roberts and Brian O'Driscoll are reunited at centre.
The duo formed a superb partnership on the last Lions tour of South Africa and get their first outing together in Australia.
Sexton is to sit out the game with a tight hamstring, while his Ireland team-mate Tommy Bowe could feature later in the tour after undergoing an operation to repair a broken bone in his hand.
Sean Maitland, a specialist wing, starts at full-back, a position where he formerly played for Canterbury Crusaders in his native New Zealand.
Fellow Scot Richie Gray is the only member of the pack who also started Saturday's 22-12 win over Queensland Reds.
The giant lock starts his third game of the tour, as do Hogg and Wales wing Alex Cuthbert.
Irish flanker Sean O'Brien gets his first outing at blind-side in a revamped back row alongside Jamie Heaslip and Justin Tipuric.
With Sexton and Farrell both given a match off after being involved in all three so far, there is no specialist fly-half cover on the bench.
Head coach Warren Gatland said either full-back Leigh Halfpenny or centre Jonathan Davies would step in should anything befall Hogg, who will also do the goalkicking.
Lions team:
Sean Maitland, Alex Cuthbert, Brian O'Driscoll, Jamie Roberts, George North; Stuart Hogg, Conor Murray; Alex Corbisiero, Richard Hibbard, Dan Cole, Richie Gray, Ian Evans, Sean O'Brien, Justin Tipuric, Jamie Heaslip.
Replacements: Rory Best, Ryan Grant, Matt Stevens, Alun Wyn Jones, Toby Faletau, Mike Phillips, Jonathan Davies, Leigh Halfpenny.
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Some posters have been very harsh on Hogg - he is on the tour on merit .i think Halfpenny is a fantastic footballer and he will be the FBI in the tests but this a great opportunity for Hoggs development and I feel in
4 years time he will be the first choice full back for the Lions.
How do you suggest it is lack of planning? When Hogg was selected, it was partly because he can also play at 10. That was stated at the time. The decision was 2 x 10,s, and a cover/utility 10, which is Hogg. Whether you agree with that or not, I fail to see the lack of planning?
I hope Hogg has a great game.
1st two games OF and JS needed to start to be ready for the Reds.
Now is perfect time to give Hogg the experience. He can't be worse than Farrell vs the Baabaas?
Why start Gray? He was all over the pitch and must be feeling it.
Watched game again - thought Hogg coped well with the horrendous pressure
I agree, part of the consideration of Hoggs selection was that he could play at 10. Having a player that can perform as a utility player is an asset to any coach, not just Lions. I am looking forward to seeing him play there. Who knows it could be quite a revelation, and may even be a plus for Scottish rugby who are weak at 10. Good luck to him, I hope it works out well for the Lions & Hogg.
He's got a strong squad so I hope he picks the Test team on merit gained during the tour and not some pre-determined agenda, ie form counts for everything, reputations (class?) should not.
I'm also getting fed up with those complaining about Hogg and Maitland who don't see them play regularly. Hogg has played fine, you don't gey the chance to run in 80 metre tries every game and Maitland hardly saw the ball against the Baa Baas. As a sub against Wester Farce, he was on the field for four minutes.
@90 on yesterdays performance alone I wouldn't pick SW but it was his 1st outing and will improve.
Very well put,It will be fascinating to see how he goes at 10. Although he is not as much out of position as has been reported. I am sure OF will be watching closely!
@462 The Roar
Time to move on. JW will not be called up, having just had surgery. He will want to ensure he is fit for Toulon at the start of the season.
Already think the backs for the first test are:
phillips
sexton
north
roberts
BOD
cuthbert
halfpenny
also think front row will be vunipola hibbard jones with 4-8 still up for grabs
'We all know that JW is still the best FH in the NH......'
LOL. l haven't laughed so much in log time.
Thanks.
stats rarely lie.
ROG has more test tries than JW, so clearly has a better running game, but its also about creating tries for team mates, wait a minute ROG has more conversions as well. Lets get ROG out there, he likes playing against the waratahs.
JW was a great player, 10 years ago. but he's now an "in the pocket" kicker, Lions must not kick good ball away to wallabies.