Scotland's Brown To Join Lions Squad In Melbourne

Scotland backmost statement Gregor Brown will subordinate nan British and Irish Lions squad earlier their last midweek lucifer against nan First Nations and Pasifika XV connected Tuesday.

The 24-year-old Glasgow Warrior tin besides play lock, wherever he started connected Friday successful Gregor Townsend's side's win complete Samoa successful Auckland.

Brown is nan 45th subordinate called up by nan 2025 Lions, whose first squad was 38-strong.

Brown, who made his Scotland debut successful 2024 against Canada, will subordinate Rory Sutherland and Ewan Ashman successful linking up pinch nan squad successful Melbourne connected Sunday.

On Monday, Scotland trio Sutherland, Ashman and Darcy Graham were called up arsenic cover, but only Graham joined nan squad earlier the first-Test triumph complete Australia successful Brisbane connected Saturday.

Ireland tight-head prop Tom Clarkson, inferior backmost Jamie Osborne and England hooker Jamie George person each precocious joined nan squad arsenic cover.

Ireland fastener Joe McCarthy went disconnected early successful Brisbane, pinch Lions caput coach Andy Farrell confirming McCarthy's withdrawal was because of plantar fasciitis - a information that causes symptom successful nan bottommost and arch of nan foot.

"It was niggling astatine him and hopefully we sewage him disconnected conscionable successful time," he added.

Farrell's move to draught successful other players mirrors Warren Gatland's 'Geography Six' move successful New Zealand successful 2017 erstwhile half a twelve players, including Finn Russell, were parachuted successful to play provincial guidance and thief protect nan Test squad.