5 h. ago British and Irish Lions call up Scottish trio as cover as Wallabies series looms

The Lions’ squad has swelled to 44 players with the latest additions.

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7 h. ago Lions squad continues to grow with three players added before first Wallabies Test

Scotland’s Sutherland, Ashman and Graham receive call upsBritish & Irish Lions now have 44 players on tour of AustraliaThe British & Irish Lions squad in Australia continues to grow in number with three extra Scotland players set to join the party. Rory Sutherland, Ewan Ashman and Darcy Graham have been called up to provide cover for next week’s First Nations & Pasifika XV fixture which will be played between the first and second Tests against the Wallabies.All three players are currently in New Zealand where they had been preparing to face Samoa but will now become the latest members of the Lions ever-expanding squad. The Lions management have already had to summon four injury replacements in Owen Farrell, Ben White, Jamie Osborne and Jamie George with prop Thomas Clarkson also added as cover over the weekend. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Scottish trio called up to Lions squad ahead of Wallabies series

The Lions’ squad has swelled to 44 players with the latest additions.

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26 h. ago Lions call up another player as cover despite no one being injured

Andy Farrell has called up another player to his Lions squad ahead of the Test series with the Wallabies

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3 d. ago Veteran James O’Connor answers fly half SOS as Wallabies confirm squad for Lions series

O’Connor and prop James Slipper could both feature in a Test against the tourists for a second time

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3 d. ago James O’Connor earns Wallabies recall as squad named for Lions Test series

35-year-old veteran selected after last playing for Australia in 2022James Slipper included in 36-player squad to face British & Irish LionsWallabies coach Joe Schmidt has made an eleventh-hour call to James O’Connor to include the forgotten fly-half in Australia’s 36-player squad for the Test series against the British & Irish Lions, which begins next week in Brisbane.The former Reds No 10 last played for the Wallabies in 2022, but helped the Crusaders to a Super Rugby Pacific title this year in a role coming off the bench. Continue reading...

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