He's missed the previous three games with the issue.
Robbie Henshaw has recovered from a hamstring injury to take his place in The Lions starting XV this weekend.
They take on the Stormers in Cape Town.
Warren Gatland has included three other Irish players, Tadhg Furlong, Tadhg Beirne and Jack Conan in the line up.
Alun Wyn Jones has been named on the bench, the Wales captain is flying to South Africa today after recovering from a dislocated shoulder which had originally ruled him out of the tour.
DHL STORMERS v THE BRITISH & IRISH LIONS
15. Stuart Hogg – captain (Exeter Chiefs, Scotland) #783
14. Josh Adams (Cardiff Rugby, Wales) #836
13. Elliot Daly (Saracens, England) #822
12. Robbie Henshaw (Leinster Rugby, Ireland) #824
11. Duhan van der Merwe (Worcester Warriors, Scotland) #841
10. Marcus Smith (Harlequins, England)
9. Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors, Scotland) #843
1. Rory Sutherland (Worcester Warriors, Scotland) #840
2. Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs, England) #851
3. Tadhg Furlong (Leinster Rugby, Ireland) #818
4. Adam Beard (Ospreys, Wales) #852
5. Jonny Hill (Exeter Chiefs, England) #845
6. Tadhg Beirne (Munster Rugby, Ireland) #838
7. Hamish Watson (Edinburgh Rugby, Scotland) #847
8. Jack Conan (Leinster Rugby, Ireland) #839
Replacements:
16. Jamie George (Saracens, England) #819
17. Mako Vunipola (Saracens, England) #787
18. Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors, Scotland) #848
19. Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys, Wales) #761
20. Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs, England) #849
21. Gareth Davies (Scarlets, Wales) #850
22. Chris Harris (Gloucester Rugby, Scotland) #844
23. Louis Rees-Zammit (Gloucester Rugby, Wales) #846
It'll come hot on the heels of a 17-13 defeat to a strong South Africa 'A' side last night.
Athlone's Irish International Jack Carty thinks The Lions would have played the game differently in a traditional test:
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