The British and Irish Lions have launched their tour preparations in South Africa ahead of next Saturday’s opener against a Royal XV and reported a clean bill of health.
The build-up to the tour was seriously affected by a number of withdrawals, with Tomas O’Leary, Tom Shanklin and Jerry Flannery among those forced to pull out.
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