British and Irish Lions vs New Zealand Provincial Barbarians - as it happened: Tourists clinch nervy victory

Re-live all the action from Toll Stadium

The Lions take on NZ Provincial Barbarians (Getty)

The British and Irish Lions begin their 2017 tour of New Zealand in Whangarei against the New Zealand Provincial Barbarians in the first of their 10 scheduled matches. Follow the latest here.

• British and Irish Lions vs New Zealand Provincial Barbarians kicks off at 19:35 [08:35 BST]
• Sam Warburton captains the Lions
• Nine players to make Lions debut with another five replacements set for first appearances
• Jonathan Sexton starts at 10 with Greig Laidlaw at scrum-half

Follow the latest here...

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What time does it start?

The Lions vs New Zealand Provincial Barbarians kicks off at 19:35 local time [08:35 BST] at Toll Stadium in Whangarai.

What TV channel is it on?

The match will be shown live on Sky Sports 1 from 08:00 BST.

Teams...

New Zealand Provincial Barbarians:

Luteru Laulala; Sam Vaka, Inga Finau, Dwanye Sweeney, Sevu Reece; Bryn Gatland, Jack Stratton; Aidan Ross, Sam Anderson-Heater, Oliver Jager; Josh Goodhue, Keepa Mewett; James Tucker, Lachlan Boshier, Mitchell Dunshea.

Replacements: Andrew Makalio, Tolu Fahamokioa, Marcel Renata, Matt Matich, Peter Rowe, Richard Judd, Jonah Lowe, Joe Webber.

British and Irish Lions:

Stuart Hogg; Anthony Watson, Jonathan Joseph, Ben Te’o, Tommy Seymour; Jonathan Sexton, Greig Laidlaw; Joe Marler, Rory Best, Kyle Sinckler; Alun Wyn Jones, Iain Henderson; Ross Moriarty, Sam Warburton, Taulupe Faletau.

Replacement: Jamie George, Mako Vunipola, Tadhg Furlong, George Kruis, Justin Tipuric, Rhys Webb, Owen Farrell, Elliot Daly.

[3 June 2017 09:01 · Jack de Menezes]

22 mins: The BaaBaas win the ball back and Gatland puts up the high ball deep into the 22, and it comes back in the home side's hands. They get a penalty advantage right in front of the posts, but...TRY FOR THE BARBARIANS!

[3 June 2017 09:04 · Jack de Menezes]

23 mins: It's been coming, and finally the floodgates burst open. A pick and go from Barbarians captain Sam Anderson-Heather sees him break the tackle of Sexton, and while the fly-half tries to hold on, he can't stop the hooker from grounding the ball! Gatland converts and the Barbarians lead 7-3!

[3 June 2017 09:06 · Jack de Menezes]

27 mins: Gatland is pulling all the strings and he's giving the Lions a difficult time with the high ball here. Another chip over allows Vaka to run onto the ball, doing extremely well to stop himself going into touch, and he charges over Hogg with brute force before being stopped. The ball is turned over though and the Lions can clear the danger.

[3 June 2017 09:09 · Jack de Menezes]

29 mins: The Lions start to get some of their own rugby going, with Hogg and Te'o offloading int the tackle to release Sinckler. The ball spreads right and Watson is in space, but the pass from Hogg is poor and Watson has to hit the deck to catch it, giving the defence time to barge him into touch.

[3 June 2017 09:10 · Jack de Menezes]

30 mins: The Barbarians go quickly and Gatland kicks clear. Hogg catches the ball on the touchline, but the assistant referee incorrectly calls a Barbarians lineout. That's an error there.

[3 June 2017 09:13 · Jack de Menezes]

32 mins: Moriarty bounces off two tackles and surges clear, reaching the 22 before being hauled down. The ball is recycled, with Sinckler acting as the pivot to pull the ball back to Te'o on the run. He sucks in the defenders, before releasing to Hogg, and the full-back is stopped just short before being held up as he reaches out for the line. Five metre scrum for the Lions here.

[3 June 2017 09:15 · Jack de Menezes]

34 mins: Laidlaw peels off the scrum but he can't find a runner and is tackled before he can offload. The Lions have another penalty though and they go for it, only to concede a penalty immediately. Gatland tries to kick quickly, and the ball is charged down illegally by the Lions to concede another penalty 10m up the field.

[3 June 2017 09:17 · Jack de Menezes]

36 mins: You know what, the Lions might be rattled here. They have a scrum on halfway, and Sexton promptly kicks it straight into touch. A big error from the Irishman.

[3 June 2017 09:22 · Jack de Menezes]

40 mins: Henderson's neat offload to Sinckler sees him ship the ball on to Faletau, but again the Lions can't get the ball down and the 5m scrum is awarded. As the hooter goes, the Lions have one last chance to score...

[3 June 2017 09:24 · Jack de Menezes]

40 mins: Sexton's pass back to Te'o is terrible, but luckily the Lions have a penalty in front of the posts. With the hooter gone for half-time, surely they'll take the points? No, they go for the scrum...