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Lions v NSW Waratahs

The British and Irish Lions are hoping to make it five wins in a row, as head coach Warren Gatland names his starting XV for the NSW Waratahs game.

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Gatland 'very, very happy' with Lions progress

Warren Gatland has enjoyed what he has seen on the Lions tour so far. Credit: PA

Lions head coach Warren Gatland says he is "very, very happy" with the opening phase of this summer's tour of Australia.

The tour party heads south from Brisbane today, after a 22-12 victory over Queensland Reds on Saturday which made it three wins from three so far.

They have three games left before the first Test on 22 June.

The first is tomorrow in Newcastle, near Sydney, against a Combined Country XV.

The Queensland Reds game was "exactly what we wanted", Gatland said. "We would like a couple more lead-in games, and for the first two to be a bit tougher than they were, but that's what happens on tour - you are not dealing with tough teams all the time - we will have to see what Tuesday is like."

"We've been training very hard, and between now and the first Test it will be a case of shortening up so that players are fresh."

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