He becomes the youngest to start a Test for the All Blacks in 12 years. The selections mean that both teams start with 13 from the 15 that started the games against Samoa and the Maori All Blacks last week respectively, the latter a surprisingly comfortably 32-10 win for the Lions. The Lions, both their mid-week and Saturday selections, have shown much improvement as the tour progressed, especially in defence and work at the breakdown. Thus far there is no secret as to how the Lions will play the first Test. Beating the All Blacks remains on top of the must-do list for the Lions, now on their 12th tour of New Zealand since 1904.

Source: New Strait Times June 23, 2017 11:26 UTC