Summary

  • Lions score 11 tries but concede five against 14-man Cell C Sharks

  • Anthony Watson, Tadhg Beirne and captain Jamie George all score twice

  • Sharks scrum-half Jaden Hendrikse sent off for elbowing Liam Williams

  • Both sides score four tries in error-strewn first half at Loftus Versfeld

  • Ill Itoje drops out of the starting XV with Lawes coming in

  • Russell is replaced by Aki on bench as Scot rests Achilles problem

  • England fly-half Marcus Smith called up to squad to cover Russell

Live Reporting

Dafydd Pritchard

  1. The tour must go on...

    Sharks v Lions (17:00 BST)

    Loftus VersfeldGetty

    The Lions tour bus is still on the road. It is just taking a slight different route to the one originally planned.

    This Saturday was supposed to be a match against the Bulls - the only provincial team to the beat the Lions on their famous tour of 1997.

    A rash of Covid cases means we don't get to revel in that ancient history today, instead we flash back a mere three days.

    After a rash of Covid cases amongst the Bulls, the Sharks have swum back round for a rematch after a 54-7 walloping on Wednesday.