‘Devastating for him,’ says assistant coach Goodman
McCarthy, Hansen and Tuipulotu back in training
Garry Ringrose will miss the third British & Irish Lions Test against Australia on Saturday due to concussion, but the coaching staff have vowed to pick “the best team available” as they attempt to complete a first unbeaten series since 1974.
Ringrose reported concussion symptoms just before Andy Farrell was due to name his side for the second Test and that triggered a 12-day stand-down period, ruling the Ireland centre out of the game in Sydney. In better news for Farrell, Joe McCarthy, Mack Hansen and Sione Tuipulotu all took a full part in training on Tuesday and are in contention.
Farrell sought to blow off any lingering cobwebs from the second-Test celebrations with a Squid Game challenge at the start of training. It was a version of “green light, red light”, a survival game based on stealth and the Ireland tighthead prop Thomas Clarkson was the first to be eliminated, but the Lions were soon down to businessh.
