FACTBOX-Rugby-South Africa v British & Irish Lions – first test
Factbox on Saturday's first test between South Africa and British & Irish Lions: When: July 24, 6 p.m. (1600 GMT)
Where: Cape Town Stadium (no spectators) Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
Assistant referees: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand), Mathieu Raynal (France) TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
SOUTH AFRICA Coach: Jacques Nienaber
Captain: Siya Kolisi Team: 15-Willie le Roux, 14-Cheslin Kolbe, 13-Lukhanyo Am, 12-Damian de Allende, 11-Makazole Mapimpi, 10-Handre Pollard, 9-Faf de Klerk, 8-Kwagga Smith, 7-Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6-Siya Kolisi, 5-Franco Mostert, 4-Eben Etzebeth, 3-Trevor Nyakane, 2-Bongi Mbonambi, 1-Ox Nche
Replacements: 16-Malcolm Marx, 17-Steven Kitshoff, 18-Frans Malherbe, 19-Lood de Jager, 20-Rynhardt Elstadt, 21-Herschel Jantjies, 22-Elton Jantjies, 23-Damian Willemse BRITISH & IRISH LIONS
Coach: Warren Gatland Captain: Alun Wyn Jones
Team: 15-Stuart Hogg, 14-Anthony Watson, 13-Elliot Daly, 12-Robbie Henshaw, 11-Duhan van der Merwe, 10-Dan Biggar, 9-Ali Price, 8-Jack Conan, 7-Tom Curry, 6-Courtney Lawes, 5-Alun Wyn Jones, 4-Maro Itoje, 3-Tadhg Furlong, 2-Luke Cowan-Dickie, 1-Wyn Jones Replacements: 16-Ken Owens, 17-Rory Sutherland, 18-Kyle Sinckler, 19-Tadhg Beirne, 20-Hamish Watson, 21-Conor Murray, 22-Owen Farrell, 23-Liam Williams
OVERALL RECORD Played: 46
South Africa wins: 23 Draws: 6
British & Irish Lions wins: 17 LAST FIVE MEETINGS
2009 South Africa 9-28 British & Irish Lions Johannesburg 2009 South Africa 28-25 British & Irish Lions Pretoria
2009 South Africa 26-21 British & Irish Lions Durban 1997 South Africa 35-16 British & Irish Lions Johannesburg
1997 South Africa 15-18 British & Irish Lions Durban (Compiled by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Toby Davis)
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