Lewis Moody has recovered from a knee injury and will stake his claim for Lions Test recognition in Saturday's clash against Otago.
The Leicester and England flanker was hurt during training earlier this week, and stayed behind in Christchurch for treatment while his colleagues travelled to Wellington.
But he has made sufficient progress to satisfy the Lions medical staff, and he lines up in the back-row alongside Welsh pair Martyn Williams and Ryan Jones, who makes his tour bow after flying out to replace injured Scotsman Simon Taylor.
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