The British and Irish Lions are sweating on the health of Blair Kinghorn as they face the potential for dropping one other full-back to damage.
Kinghorn took a bang to his knee early within the Lions’ 36-24 victory over ACT Brumbies in Canberra and tried to play on earlier than finally limping off within the twenty fifth minute.
The Scotland star, seen as a possible starter within the first Check in opposition to Australia on July 19, thumped the pitch in frustration when he first felt the damage and he’s ready to seek out out the extent of the injury.
The Lions have already seen Elliot Daly compelled out of the tour due to a fractured forearm and after calling up playmaker Owen Farrell as his alternative, Kinghorn and Keenan are left as the one specialist full-backs within the squad, though Marcus Smith gives cowl within the place.
“Blair is in good spirits. He got a bang on the knee, he carried on for quite a bit but there was no need to keep him going,” head coach Andy Farrell said.
“He’s on the bed now, singing away. There is a bit of music there and he’s singing away as he’s being assessed, so we’ll see how he comes through that.
“It’s late, we have got an early flight in the morning and I don’t know what the medical plan is, but we will get on top of that.”
Kinghorn’s injury capped a disappointing night for the Lions, who struggled to put away the Brumbies despite fielding their Test team in waiting in a dry run for the series opener against the Wallabies.
They ran in five tries and produced some fine moments but were also guilty of making too many errors, over-complicating their attack and looking shaky at restarts – familiar themes throughout their tour of Australia.
It was the not the statement performance they were looking for having also struggled against the New South Wales Waratahs on Saturday, but they continue to be unbeaten in 4 matches Down Below.
“I believed we dominated the sport. When you acquired the sport and quick forwarded by way of it, you’d see that,” Farrell mentioned.
“On the again of that we scored some pretty, balanced tries, however the different facet of the story is we actually left three on the market and possibly extra.
“We saved the Brumbies within the recreation they usually have been ok to have the ability to capitalise on a few of our errors and self-discipline to attain some factors themselves. There’s a lot to do, clearly.
“We’re in a very good place within the sense that we’re doing properly in sure points of the sport and in matches and begins. However we have to enhance in all areas.
“Profitable whereas seeing the place these enhancements are is an efficient place to be for the following 10 days.”
