Lions team v Waratahs: Farrell names 23 for third tour match in Australia
Good morning and welcome to the team announcement for the British and Irish Lions game against the New South Wales Waratahs on Saturday in Sydney. The Lions go into the Waratahs game off the back of a resounding 52-12 win over the Queensland Reds in Brisbane, running in eight tries, which followed an emphatic win over Western Force in Perth last weekend in the Lions' first game down under.
That victory though was marred by a serious injury to Elliot Daly, who went off in the second half with a suspected broken foreram. Daly was not actually due to play yesterday but was called into action after Hugo Keenan pulled out late due to illness. Telegraph Sport has revealed that Owen Farrell is the front-runner to receive a call-up to replace his Saracens team-mate Daly. If Farrell is called up as expected, he will not arrive in time for Saturday's match.
Saturday's game should represent first games of the tour for Scottish pair Blair Kinghorn and Ben White. Kinghorn joined up with the squad late due to his commitments with club side Toulouse as he started their Top 14 final victory over Bordeaux last weekend. White, who was with the Scotland squad in New Zealand, was called up earlier this week due to the tour-ending hamstring injury suffered by Welsh scrum-half Tomos Williams in the win over Western Force last weekend, thus potentially making it two tour-ending injuries in a matter of days for Andy Farrell's side.
With the first Test in Brisbane just over two weeks away, every training session and game could prove crucial for players pushing their case for a place in the Test side. Stay tuned for all the team news when it is announced.
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