Robbie Henshaw and Bundee Aki are pictured together in the Official Canterbury British & Irish Lions kit - available from Intersport Elverys stores and at elverys.ie. Photo: INPHO/James Crombie

Henshaw starts for Lions against Japan tomorrow

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Robbie Henshaw starts for the Lions in their warm up test against Japan in Murrayfield tomorrow (Saturday).

Henshaw and his old Connacht teammate Bundee Aki renew their midfield partnership in the game, called the Vodafone Lions 1888 Cup, to be broadcast live on Channel 4, (kick off 3pm)

The Lions will play eight games in their tour of South Africa including three test matches against the reigning world champions.

All eight matches of the Tour will be played in Gauteng or Cape Town to minimise the risk of disruption that could be caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The first game of the tour is on July 3, and the final game on August 7,

The three tests takes place on July 24, July 31 and August 7.

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