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Hooker Youngs named in opening Lions squad

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Tom Youngs has been named in the British & Irish Lions squad today for the opening match of the 2013 tour.

The Leicester Tigers hooker and Aviva Premiership Player of the Year is selected as a replacement for the match against the Barbarians – and clubmate Martin Castrogiovanni – in Hong Kong.

Head coach Warren Gatland said: “I am really excited by the first selection of the tour. Naturally it comprises largely those players not involved in last weekend’s Aviva Premiership and RaboDirect PRO12 finals and we have a lot of players making their debuts for the Lions. At the same time we have a hard core of experience with the six former Lions sharing 430 caps between them and 19 Lions Tests.

“Some of the boys who played last weekend are on the bench as cover and generally everyone in the camp is raring to go.”

British & Irish Lions (v The Barbarians, June 1, Hong Kong)
15 Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors/Scotland)
14 Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues/Wales)
13 Jonathan Davies (Scarlets/Wales)
12 Jamie Roberts (Cardiff Blues/Wales)
11 Sean Maitland (Glasgow Warriors/Scotland)
10 Owen Farrell (Saracens/England)
9 Mike Phillips (Bayonne/Wales)
1 Mako Vunipola (Saracens/England)
2 Richard Hibbard (Ospreys/Wales)
3 Adam Jones (Ospreys/Wales)
4 Richie Gray (Scotland)
5 Paul O’Connell (Munster/Ireland, captain)
6 Dan Lydiate (Dragons/Wales)
7 Justin Tipuric (Ospreys/Wales)
8 Toby Faletau (Dragons/Wales)

Replacements
16 Tom Youngs (Leicester Tigers/England)
17 Cian Healy (Leinster/Ireland)
18 Matt Stevens (Saracens/England)
19 Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys/wales)
20 Jamie Heaslip (Leinster/Ireland)
21 Conor Murray (Munster/Ireland)
22 Johnny Sexton (Leinster/Ireland)
23 George North (Scarlets/Wales)

Barbarians: 15 Jared Payne, 14 Joe Rokocoko, 13 Elliot Daly, 12 Casey Laulala, 11 Takudzwa Ngwenya, 10 Nick Evans, 9 Dimitri Yachvili; 1 Paul James, 2 Schalk Brits, 3 Martin Castrogiovanni, 4 Marco Wentzel, 5 Dean Mumm, 6 Samu Manoa, 7 Sam Jones, 8 Sergio Parisse (c). Replacements: 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 17 Duncan Jones, 18 Andrea Lo Cicero, 19 Jim Hamilton, 20 Imanol Harinordoquy, 21 Kahn Fotuali'i, 22 James Hook, 23 Mike Tindall