WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) New Zealand’s 2011 Rugby World Cup hero Stephen Donald will captain an inexperienced Chiefs lineup against the British and Irish Lions Tuesday in what will be the visitors’ last warmup before the three-test series against the All Blacks.
The 33-year-old Donald, a veteran of 100 matches for the Waikato-based Chiefs, is by far the most-seasoned member of a lineup depleted by the loss of players to the All Blacks and the New Zealand Maori squads.
Donald became a New Zealand rugby folk hero in 2011 when, as the All Blacks’ fourth-choice flyhalf, he took the field as a replacement in the World Cup final and kicked the winning penalty in the 8-7 win over France.