Ellis will be partnered at half-back by Ronan O’Gara, who will captain the Lions for their last provincial match of the tour to South Africa.
Head coach Ian McGeechan said: “The players are well aware of the importance of the match tomorrow against the Emerging Springboks. We need to step up our performance against a talented outfit whose players, like ours, will be determined to show that they are worthy of a Test place. It should be a great match.”
The game will be screened live in the ABC Bar at Welford Road.
British & Irish Lions (vs Emerging Springboks, Tuesday, June 22, Cape Town)
Keith Earls (Munster/Ireland)
Shane Williams (Ospreys/Wales)
Riki Flutey (London Wasps/England)
Gordon D'Arcy (Leinster/Ireland)
Luke Fitzgerald (Leinster/Ireland)
Ronan O'Gara (Munster/Ireland) captain
Harry Ellis (Leicester Tigers/England)
Tim Payne (London Wasps/England)
Ross Ford (Edinburgh/Scotland)
John Hayes (Munster/Ireland)
Donncha O'Callaghan (Munster/Ireland)
Nathan Hines (Perpignan/Scotland)
Joe Worsley (London Wasps/England)
Martyn Williams (Cardiff Blues/Wales)
Andy Powell (Cardiff Blues/Wales)
Replacements
Lee Mears (Bath/England)
Phil Vickery (London Wasps/England)
Simon Shaw (London Wasps/England)
David Wallace (Munster/Ireland)
Mike Blair (Edinburgh/Scotland)
James Hook (Ospreys/Wales)
Ugo Monye (Harlequins/England)
