Plenty of experience in Bay of Plenty line-up

The British and Irish Lions will face a Bay of Plenty side containing 10 players with Super 12 experience when the teams meet on Saturday.

Nine of the players – Simms Davison, Aleki Lutui, Ben Castle, Bernie Upton, Wayne Ormond, Nili Latu, Kevin Senio, Grant McQuoid and Adrian Cashmore – have been based with the Waikato Chiefs this season, while number eight Colin Bourke has spent the Super 12 season with the Highlanders in Dunedin.