US EditionLions Call up Scottish Trio to Cover First Nations Tie
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, JUL 14 – The British and Irish Lions expanded their squad to 44 players by adding three Scots as injury cover to rest key Test players during the midweek game against a First Nations & Pasifika XV.
- On Monday, Lions coach Andy Farrell drafted Scottish players Rory Sutherland, Ewan Ashman and Darcy Graham into the squad, increasing it from 38 to 44 players.
- Facing injuries to key players, Lions coach Andy Farrell retained the option to call in extra squad members beyond the initial 38, leading to Scottish additions.
- The Lions squad grew to 44 players, with Graham joining Monday and Sutherland and Ashman linking up on Sunday, after a disciplinary hearing ruled no ban for Graham.
- Reinforcements keep the Lions unbeaten at 5-0 ahead of Saturday’s first Test against the Wallabies in Brisbane.
- Echoing the 2017 Lions tour, Andy Farrell’s mid-tour Scottish call-ups reflect coach Warren Gatland’s strategy of using reinforcements based on past precedent.
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Borderers Darcy Graham and Rory Sutherland given belated British and Irish Lions call-ups as injury cover
Scotland and Edinburgh right-winger Darcy Graham will be seeing red this summer after all, having been given a belated British and Irish Lions call-up as injury cover for their sixth provincial match in Australia next week.
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