Tadhg Beirne to captain British and Irish Lions against Waratahs

Tadhg Beirne will captain the British and Irish Lions against the Waratahs on Saturday in Sydney.

Beirne will play in the second row alongside James Ryan, who makes his first start of the tour.

Hugo Keenan, who had to pull out of the starting side to play the Queensland Reds due to illness, is named to start at full back with Blair Kinghorn on the left wing, and Mack Hansen on the left.

Scotland prop Pierre Schoeman, and England hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie joins Ireland's tight-head Finlay Bealham pack down in the front row.

In the back row, Josh Van Der Flier will play alongside England duo Henry Pollock and Ben Earl.

It is the half-back Northampton partnership of Alex Mitchell and Fin Smith.

On the bench, Dan Sheehan is the replacement hooker, with Tadhg Furlong hoping to make an impact from the bench.

Joe McCarthy will provide cover from the second row, on a 6/2 split among the replacements.

Elsewhere on the tour, Elliot Daly has been ruled out after his injury against the Reds, and will be replaced by Owen Farrell.

British and Irish XV to take on NSW Waratahs

15. Hugo Keenan (Leinster Rugby/ Ireland)
14. Mack Hansen (Connacht Rugby/ Ireland) #867
13. Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors/ Scotland) #878
12. Sione Tuipulotu (Glasgow Warriors/ Scotland) #863
11. Blair Kinghorn (Toulouse/ Scotland)
10. Fin Smith (Northampton Saints/ England) #862
9. Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints/ England) #860

1. Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh Rugby/ Scotland) #868
2. Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks/ England) #851
3. Finlay Bealham (Connacht Rugby/ Ireland) #856
4. Tadhg Beirne (Munster Rugby/ Ireland) #838 (c)
5. James Ryan (Leinster Rugby/ Ireland) #880
6. Henry Pollock (Northampton Saints/ England) #865
7. Josh van der Flier (Leinster Rugby/ Ireland) #874
8. Ben Earl (Saracens/ England) #857

Replacements:
16. Dan Sheehan (Leinster Rugby/ Ireland) #873
17. Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears/ England) #859
18. Tadhg Furlong (Leinster Rugby/ Ireland) #818
19. Joe McCarthy (Leinster Rugby/ Ireland) #871
20. Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors/ Scotland) #869
21. Jac Morgan (Ospreys/ Wales) #861
22. Ben White (Toulon/ Scotland)
23. Marcus Smith (Harlequins/ England) #855