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British and Irish Lions vs Chiefs as it happened: Tourists blow away hosts in final All Blacks tune-up

Follow the latest from the Waikato Stadium in Hamilton

Jack de Menezes
Waikato Stadium
,Jack Austin
Tuesday 20 June 2017 05:37 BST
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Nowell looked back to his attacking best against the Chiefs
Nowell looked back to his attacking best against the Chiefs (Getty)

The British and Irish Lions face their final warm-up game before taking on the All Blacks against the Chiefs as the squad is given one last chance to impress in an effort to force their way into the side for the first Test. Follow the latest here.

  • Chiefs vs British and Irish Lions kicks-off at 19:35 local time [08:35 BST]
  • Rory Best captains the side with Sam Warburton absent
  • Most of the Test side rested by coach Warren Gatland
  • Elliot Daly and Liam Williams looking to press Test claims
  • Chiefs missing nine players due to international call-ups

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What time does it start?

The match kicks off at Waikato Stadium at 19:35 local time [08:35 BST] on Wednesday.

Where can I watch it?

The match will be shown live on Sky Sports 1 from 08:00 BST.

Teams:

Chiefs: Shaun Stevenson; Toni Pulu, Tim Nanai-Williams, Johnny Faauli, Solomon Alaimalo; Stephen Donald, Finlay Christie; Siegfried Fisi’ihoi, Liam Polwart, Nepo Laulala; Dominic Bird, Michael Allardyce; Mitchell Brown, Lachlan Boshier, Tin Sanders.

Replacements: Hika Elliot, Aidan Ross, Atu Moli, Liam Messam, Mitchell Karpik, Jonathan Taumateine, Luteru Laulala, Chase Tiatia

British and Irish Lions: Liam Williams; Jack Nowell, Jared Payne, Robbie Henshaw, Elliot Daly; Dan Biggar, Greig Laidlaw; Joe Marler, Rory Best, Dan Cole; Iain Henderson, Courtney Lawes; James Haskell, Justin Tipuric, CJ Stander.

Replacements: Kristian Dacey, Allan Dell, Tomas Francis, Cory Hill, Alun Wyn Jones, Gareth Davies, Finn Russell, Tommy Seymour.

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66 mins: This is another cracking attacking display from the midweek team and Liam Williams and Jack Nowell have been key to this. The two have linked together brilliantly and will give Gatland some food for thought. 

Jack Austin20 June 2017 10:05
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71 mins: It's all a bit scrappy in the centre on the park at the moment as the Chiefs look to run everything they can to get some more points on the board... but the Lions stand firm again!

Jack Austin20 June 2017 10:14
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74 mins: Liam Williams again slices through the Chiefs and sets Seymour free, he's running clear and all he needs to do is offload to Payne... but Payne knocks on! 

Jack Austin20 June 2017 10:16

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