Ringrose Out Of First Test And Cowan-dickie Doubtful

Centre Garry Ringrose is retired of nan British and Irish Lions' first Test against Australia adjacent Saturday successful Brisbane, while hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie is simply a awesome doubt, says caput coach Andy Farrell.

Ringrose, 30, was successful beardown contention to commencement nan first Test but suffered a concussion successful nan Lions' triumph complete ACT Brumbies connected Wednesday.

Farrell confirmed nan Ireland centre, who scored and was a standout performer against nan Brumbies, would beryllium disposable for nan midweek crippled against First Nations and Pasifika XV connected 22 July, earlier nan 2nd Test successful Melbourne connected 26 July.

Scotland's Huw Jones delivered different awesome capacity connected Saturday and now looks definite to commencement nan opening Test astatine extracurricular centre.

"Garry had a delayed reaction. He had headaches for a time and it carried connected for nan adjacent time truthful he went done concussion protocols and grounded those," Farrell said.

"Unfortunately for him and for america he's [out for] 12 days, truthful that puts him retired of nan first Test and backmost successful for nan midweek crippled earlier nan 2nd Test.

"You don't messiness astir pinch these things and it is unfortunate for him and everyone else. He's successful bully spirits anyway, truthful we ace on."

Cowan-Dickie, 32, besides looks apt to miss nan crippled successful Brisbane aft suffering a concussion successful Saturday's triumph against nan AUNZ Invitational XV.

England's Cowan-Dickie, who was apt battling Ronan Kelleher for a spot connected nan chair adjacent Saturday, still has to spell done his concussion protocols to find nan imaginable magnitude of clip out.

Ireland hooker Dan Sheehan remains nan frontrunner to commencement nan Test series, but pinch only 3 hookers successful nan squad, Farrell said different hooker will apt subordinate nan touring party.

Hooker Jamie George, a two-time Lions tourist, is successful Argentina and is group to co-captain England successful their 2nd Test later.

The 34-year-old trained pinch nan Lions successful Dublin earlier nan squad departed for Australia.

Farrell made clear that surface science will not play a facet erstwhile calling up a player.

"It looks for illustration we're going to telephone personification in, truthful we'll make a telephone complete nan adjacent 24 hours," Farrell said.

"It'll beryllium nan correct personification for nan squad because we're down to nan business extremity of things."

The Lions' last Test against nan Wallabies is connected 2 August successful Sydney.