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Robert Hynes

What TV channel and time is the British and Irish Lions v Sharks on today?

The British and Irish Lions face the Sharks for the second time since Wednesday this weekend.

They ran out 54-7 winners over the Sharks during the week and will be expected to win by a similar margin here.

Three Irish players start for the Lions in Tadhg Furlong, Tadhg Beirne and Jack Conan, while Conor Murray is on the bench.

Here's what you need to know:

Where and when it it?

The match takes place at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on Saturday, July 10.

What time is kick-off?

The action gets under way at 5pm Irish time.

What channel is it on?

Sky Sports Action and Sky Sports Main Event will show the clash live.

Lions team

L Williams (Scarlets, Wales); A Watson (Bath Rugby, England), E Daly (Saracens, England), C Harris (Gloucester Rugby, Scotland), D van der Merwe (Worcester Warriors, Scotland); D Biggar (Northampton Saints, Wales), G Davies (Scarlets, Wales); R Sutherland (Worcester Warriors, Scotland), J George (Saracens, England, capt), T Furlong (Leinster Rugby, Ireland), M Itoje (Saracens, England), J Hill (Exeter Chiefs, England), T Beirne (Munster Rugby, Ireland), H Watson (Edinburgh Rugby, Scotland), J Conan (Leinster Rugby, Ireland).

Replacements: K Owens (Scarlets, Wales), W Jones (Scarlets, Wales), K Sinckler (Bristol Bears, England), C Lawes (Northampton Saints, England), S Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs, England), T Curry (Sale Sharks, England), C Murray (Munster Rugby, Ireland), F Russell (Racing 92, Scotland).

Quotes corner

Warren Gatland: "We’re not 100 per cent sure who the opposition is going to be next week, so it’s a little bit difficult to plan too far ahead,” Gatland said.

“It’ll either be the Springboks A or the Stormers. They might switch those games around. That’s hasn’t been confirmed. Hopefully in the next 24 hours we’ll know which way those games go.

“I’m pretty sure the second and third Tests will be played in Cape Town. That’s my understanding at the moment.

“Until they give us 100 per cent confirmation we just have to wait and see. I think they’re definitely going to be in Cape Town.”

(PA)

Jamie George: “The last week or so has been relatively different but I’ve been so impressed with the boys.

“I just feel like whatever hostility comes our way, it manages to bring the group closer together and you saw that in the way that the guys on Wednesday night fronted up.

“Preparations haven’t been ideal for Saturday, but at the same time if you were at our team run today (Friday) you’d be pretty excited about what’s going to come on.”

Betting odds

Lions win: 1/200

Sharks win: 75/1

Draw: 100/1

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