Warren Gatland ready to go for broke with attacking selectionHogg has been on two previous tours but never played a TestWarren Gatland is ready to go for broke on Wednesday when he names his first‑Test side to face
South Africa, with the
Scotland full-back Stuart Hogg among some fascinating potential inclusions for the series opener on Saturday. Hogg is poised to start in a team galvanised by the return from injury of Alun Wyn Jones and with a posse of English forwards also in line to be involved.
It is less than a month ago that the 29-year-old Hogg only made the bench for Exeter in their Premiership final against Harlequins but he has now been entrusted with a key role in a game the Lions can ill afford to lose. Barring any 11th-hour changes of heart, it is also understood Jones will feature following a remarkable recovery from a dislocated shoulder, with Maro Itoje, Courtney Lawes, Tom Curry and Luke Cowan-Dickie also expected to play a part.