Lions to call up replacements to provide cover for midweek fixtures

• Five or six replacements set to be called up to give Test 23 cover• Wales and Scotland squads currently touring in AustralasiaThe British & Irish Lions are set to call up five or six replacements to join the tour party next week as cover for their final midweek fixtures. The currently unnamed extra players will be in line to sit on the bench against the Chiefs in Waikato on Tuesday to allow the Test match 23 to prepare properly for next Saturday’s first Test against New Zealand. Related: Owen Farrell ruled out of Lions match against Maori with thigh injury Continue reading...