The British and Irish Lions have called up Ireland’s Jamie Osborne as cover while they manage Blair Kinghorn’s return to fitness after receiving positive news from a scan on his injured knee.
Scotland full-back Kinghorn suffered a knee injury during Wednesday’s 36-24 win over the ACT Brumbies in Canberra that threatened to plunge Lions head coach Andy Farrell’s options into further jeopardy after the loss of Elliot Daly.
But Kinghorn’s injury is not as serious as first feared and he will remain with the squad in Australia, with Ireland’s Osborne joining the camp as cover.
“Blair Kinghorn received positive news following a scan on a knee injury sustained against the Brumbies in Canberra on Wednesday night,” said the Lions in a statement. “The Lions medical team will manage his return to training over the coming days.
“Ireland’s Jamie Osborne will join the squad to provide additional training cover. Osborne is currently with the Ireland squad in Portugal and will arrive in Brisbane on Saturday to meet up with the squad.”
Jamie Osborne had been named to start for Ireland against Portugal on Saturday
Asked to provide an update on Kinghorn at Thursday’s news conference after the Lions’ team to face an Australia-New Zealand Invitational XV in Adelaide had been named, Farrell said: “Blair is okay, he’s not too bad.
“He’s actually gone for a scan as we speak now, so we’re waiting as regards to the news on that, but the same as he always is. Like I said yesterday, he’s in good spirits, so we’ll wait and see what the outcome is of that.
Andy Farrell has named his Lions side to face an Australia and New Zealand Invitational XV- with Owen Farrell named on the bench for Saturday’s game
“I don’t think it’s as bad as what could have been. It was something innocuous really, just a rugby accident that was unfortunate, so fingers crossed when we get back to the hotel that we get some good news.”
Owen Farrell has been included among the replacements with Henry Pollock restored to the starting XV for the Lions’ game with an Australia and New Zealand Invitational XV in Adelaide on Saturday.
Farrell, who was drafted into the squad by his father and head coach Andy after Elliot Daly’s arm injury against Queensland Reds, will start on the bench at the Adelaide Oval.
Owen Farrell in Lions training
England forward Pollock is back in the starting line-up after withdrawing from Saturday’s 21-10 victory over the Waratahs as a precaution with a tight calf.
With Maro Itoje rested, Ireland’s Tadhg Beirne captains the side in the final warm-up game before the start of the Test series against the Wallabies on July 19, live on Sky Sports.
Sky Sports will exclusively show the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour of Australia, with all three Tests against the Wallabies and six warm-up matches to be shown exclusively live.
Watch the British and Irish Lions’ tour of Australia exclusively live on Sky Sports this summer
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