Edinburgh hooker Ross Ford featured as a second half replacement during the British and Irish Lions’ 26-23 win over Western Province on Saturday, but Mike Blair missed the fixture after aggravating an injury.

The 28-year-old scrum half sprained a ligament in his foot in training on Friday which unfortunately meant that his place on the bench went to Shane Williams. Nevertheless Ford, alongside former Edinburgh lock Nathan Hines, flew the Black and Red flag on the day and the Lions kept their 100% record intact heading into the first Test against South Africa. Read Fordy's Tour Diary by clicking here. Remember the likes of Lions greats Andy Irvine, Finlay Calder and Gavin Hastings all wore the famous Castle badge on their chests, watch the next generation of Scottish greats for incredibly good value by signing up for an 09/10 Season Ticket. All the Heineken Cup home Pool matches (against Stade Francais, Ulster and Bath) plus the Magners League games at Murrayfield with Edinburgh aiming to surpass last season’s achievements. Click here or call 0131 346 5180 to become part of a team an inspirational capital can be proud of.

Lions: Rob Kearney; Tommy Bowe, Keith Earls, Riki Flutey, Ugo Monye; Stephen Jones, Harry Ellis; Andrew Sheridan, Matthew Rees, Phil Vickery, Donncha O'Callaghan, Nathan Hines, Joe Worsley, Martyn Williams, Andy Powell.
Replacements: Ross Ford, Euan Murray, Simon Shaw, Tom Croft, Shane Williams, James Hook, Gordon D'Arcy.