LIONS boss Ian McGeechan has made five changes for tomorrow’s second Test against world champions South Africa in Pretoria (2.00).

Jun 26 2009 by Dougie Thomson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Full-back Rob Kearney, wing Luke Fitzgerald, hooker Matthew Rees, prop Adam Jones and lock Simon Shaw all gain call-ups for a game the Lions must win to retain any chance of taking the three-Test series.

Kearney replaces Lee Byrne, who has been struggling with a foot injury, while his fellow Ireland Grand Slam winner Fitzgerald takes over from Ugo Monye.

Monye blew two gilt-edged try chances during the 26-21 first Test defeat in Durban last Saturday.

Coach McGeechan has responded to South Africa’s scrummaging demolition job in Durban by changing two thirds of the front-row.

Ospreys tighthead Jones now has the task of coping with Springboks scrum destroyer Tendai ‘The Beast’ Mtawarira, taking over from England World Cup winner Phil Vickery, with Rees packing down instead of Lee Mears alongside Gethin Jenkins.

It is the first time the Lions have started an official Test match with an all-Wales front-row since 1955.

In the fifth change, Wasps and England lock Simon Shaw preferred to Alun-Wyn Jones.

Shaw, 35, first toured with the Lions in South Africa 12 years ago, although this will be his Test debut.

McGeechan’s second Test line-up comprises seven Irishmen, six Welshmen and just two from England – Shaw and flanker Tom Croft.

l Julien Dupuy has left Leicester to join Stade Francais but the Tigers will welcome back scrum-half James Grindal from Newcastle.

Dupuy played a key part in the club’s Guinness Premiership and Heineken Cup campaigns last season but said that he wanted to return to France after one year in England for personal reasons.

England Saxons player Grindal will return to Leicester, where he started his senior career in 1999, after seven years in the North-East.

l Former Scotland head coach Frank Hadden has parted company with Scottish Rugby to “seek new challenges”.

The ex-Edinburgh coach, 54, took charge of the Scots in 2005 and guided them to 18 victories in 43 internationals.