Owen captains Lions in Tour warm up
18 May 2005, 3:09 pm
By Jonathan McConnell
Newport Gwent Dragons’ Michael Owen will skipper the British & Irish Lions in the warm up game ahead of their tour to New Zealand against Argentina at the Millennium Stadium next Monday.

The Welsh No.8 is one of 11 Celtic League players in the match day squad, with Leinster having four representatives in the starting XV and one on the bench.
There are six Irish men in the side, three welsh men and one Scot in the starting side.

Geordan Murphy (Leicester Tigers), Denis Hickie (Leinster), Ollie Smith (Leicester Tigers), Gordan D'Arcy (Leinster), Shane Williams (Ospreys), Jonny Wilkinson (Newcastle Falcons), Gareth Cooper (Dragons), Michael Owen (Dragons), Lewis Moody (Leicester Tigers), Simon Taylor (Edinburgh), Danny Grewcock (Bath), Malcolm O'Kelly (Leinster), John Hayes (Munster), Shane Bryne (Leinster), Graham Rowntree (Leicester Tigers).
Reserves: Steve Thompson (Northampton Saints), Julian White (Leicester Tigers), Donncha O'Callaghan (Munster), Martin Corry (Leicester Tigers), Chris Cusiter (Borders), Ronan O'Gara (Munster), Shane Horgan (Leinster).
All Pictures: ©  http://www.inpho.ie/, Huw Evans Agency,  Graham Stuart
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