British and Irish Lions

Henno Mentz gave Springboks coach Peter de Villiers a timely nudge as he ran in a hat-trick of tries to give the Lions a 31-20 win over the Reds in the Super 14 competition in Brisbane.

The former Sharks winger, who was tipped as a potential Springboks five years ago, continued his rise up the rankings in his debut season with the Johannesburg-based Lions as he spearheaded a great away win for his side.
Reds coach Phil Mooney described his team's performance as "disgusting" and was dismayed when they couldn't score any points when the Lions were temporarily reduced to 13 men in the second half.
In fact, Mentz raced clear for his third try when the Lions were down to 13 men to add insult to injury for the home team.
Mentz is set to face the British & Irish Lions when Ian McGeechan's side travel to Johannesburg to meet the Golden Lions at Coca Cola Park on Wednesday, 3 June.

Three former British & Irish Lions will line-up against an England XV at Twickenham Stadium on Sunday as the Barbarians warm-up for their showdown with the 2013 tourists in Hong Kong next week.

Radike Samo, one of only two players still playing top level rugby in Australia who placed against the 2001 British & Irish Lions, will return to top flight action with Queensland Reds against the Stormers in Cape Town on Sunday.