Leicester were missing their England quartet Toby Flood, Ben Young, Dan Cole and Tom Croft, but Jordan Crane returned on the bench following a pre-season ankle injury, where there was also a place for loan scrum-half signing Jason Spice.

BBC: Gloucester 19-12 Leicester

Finally, the Lions back rows are Tom Croft, Toby Faletau, Jamie Heaslip, Dan Lydiate, Sean O'Brien, Justin Tipuric, and Warburton.

WSJ: Lions Reflect Welsh Success

The Springboks suffered a dismal start to their northern hemisphere tour as the Premiership champions overcame the handicap of missing England internationals Tom Croft, Lewis Moody, Jordan Crane, Dan Hipkiss and Louis Deacon as well as another eight injured players.

BBC: Cockerill hails Leicester scrum