British and Irish Lions

The reigning IRB World Player of the Year caught a stomach bug in Cape Town and didn't travel to Port Elizabeth with the rest of the squad last night, but will make the journey today and will sit on the replacement bench for the game.

His place in the side goes to England's Ugo Monye, who moves up off the bench. Tommy Bowe had travelled with the squad to provide cover should Williams not be able to be involved, but won't take part in the game.

Monye scored his third try on tour against Western Province last weekend and will now get another chance to impress ahead of the first Test on Saturday.

Assistant coach Graham Rowntree says The British & Irish Lions will have to be fully focussed to avoid a potential banana skin when they face The Barbarians a week today.

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.