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Lions head coach Andy Farrell, meanwhile, confirmed centre Garry Ringrose has been ruled out of the first Test against Australia.<\/p>\n
Ringrose, 30, was in strong contention to start the first Test in Brisbane but suffered a concussion in the Lions’ victory over ACT Brumbies<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n Farrell confirmed the Ireland centre, who scored and was a standout performer against the Brumbies, would be available for the midweek game against First Nations and Pasifika XV on 22 July, before the second Test in Melbourne on 26 July.<\/p>\n Scotland’s Huw Jones delivered another impressive performance on Saturday in the eight-try win against the AUNZ Invitational XV and now looks certain to start the opening Test at outside centre.<\/p>\n The 31-year-old has started his past two Lions games alongside Scotland and Glasgow Warriors centre partner Sione Tuipulotu, which could now be Farrell’s first-Test midfield combination.<\/p>\n Ireland utility back Jamie Osborne was called up to the Lions squad on Thursday as “training cover”<\/a> for Scotland full-back Kinghorn and is comfortable playing at centre or full-back.<\/p>\n “Garry had a delayed reaction. He had headaches for a day and it carried on for the next day so he went through concussion protocols and failed those,” Farrell said.<\/p>\n “Unfortunately for him and for us he’s [out for] 12 days, so that puts him out of the first Test and back in for the midweek game before the second Test.<\/p>\n “You don’t mess around with these things and it is unfortunate for him and everyone else. He’s in good spirits anyway, so we crack on.”<\/p>\n The Lions’ final Test against the Wallabies is on 2 August in Sydney.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n