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England and Ireland stars dropped as Lions make 3 changes for the final Test
By Ian Cameron reporting from Sydney
Head coach Andy Farrell has made three changes to his British & Irish Lions team, who are looking to whitewash the Wallabies in the third and final Test in Sydney this weekend.
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Ireland wing James Lowe has dropped out of the 23, with Scotland and Toulouse star Blair Kinghorn taking the 11 jersey after featuring off the pine last weekend.
Ollie Chessum has been dropped to the bench as he makes way for Ireland’s James Ryan in the second row. Ryan impressed when he came off the bench in the second Test in Melbourne and locks down in the engine room alongside skipper Maro Itoje.
Farrell Snr has also gone for a 6-2 split on the bench, with Owen Farrell and Alex Mitchell having to provide cover for the entire back division.
Ben Earl is called back ino the 23, having missed the second Test.
“We have put ourselves in a great position to finish this Tour with our best performance to date and create our own piece of history,” said Farrell.
“Last weekend’s Test match in Melbourne was an incredible spectacle and illustrated how special Lions Tours are and what they mean to both the players and the supporters.
“We are expecting another epic battle this weekend against a Wallaby side that showed their quality last week.”
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BRITISH & IRISH LIONS TEAM:
1. Andrew Porter
2. Dan Sheehan
3. Tadhg Furlong
4. Maro Itoje
5. James Ryan
6. Tadhg Beirne
7. Tom Curry
8. Jack Conan
9. Jamison Gibson-Park
10. Finn Russell
11. Blair Kinghorn
12. Bundee Aki
13. Huw Jones
14. Tommy Freeman
15. Hugo Keenan
REPLACEMENTS:
16. Ronan Kelleher
17. Ellis Genge
18. Will Stuart
19. Ollie Chessum
20. Jac Morgan
21. Ben Earl
22. Alex Mitchell
23. Owen Farrell
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