British & Irish Lions suffer major injury scare with Luke Cowan-Dickie a doubt for first Test against Australia
Cowan-Dickie went down after attempting a tackle against the AUNZ Invitational XV, in the final warm-up before the first Test against the Wallabies.
It looked like a head or neck injury, after getting the wrong side in a bid to take down Salakaia-Loto.
A knee to the head left the England and Sale hooker in a heap on the turf and with current HIA protocols, Andy Farrell may not be able to select him next week.
Cowan-Dickie was attended to by medics for about five minutes before being stretchered off, with Ronan Kelleher entering the game as his replacement.
Though there was a positive sign when the player was seen waving to the fans and walking down the touchline with the assistance of a Lions member of staff.
Meanwhile, the Lions were in fine form on the pitch, storming to a comfortable 17-0 lead at the break, with two tries from Duhan van der Merwe and one try for Ben White, while also blanking the hosts.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
BBC News
22 minutes ago
- BBC News
'Ruthless killer instinct missing'
The Sunday Telegraph in Australia headline said "Lions make statement but ruthless killer instinct missing".That may be a little harsh after Andy Farrell's side won 48-0 against the AUNZ Invitational XV on article goes on the say, "for a team that keeps bragging about being the best of the best, the Lions lacked the killer instinct to go on with the job against against a makeshift team whose build-up included a bonding session over beers at a pub."For Joe Schmidt and his underdog Wallabies, their best hope of beating the Lions lies in hope that they haven't been able to produce a full 80-minute performance since arriving in Australia."
BBC News
an hour ago
- BBC News
Wigan thrash Giants to return to top of Women's Super League
Wigan Warriors cruised back to the top of the Women's Super League as they thrashed fifth-placed Huddersfield Giants unbeaten Warriors ran in 13 tries to move a point clear of St Helens, who remain the only side not to lose to Wigan this season following their 22-22 draw a fortnight scored six first-half tries to lead 32-0 at the break, including the first of what would prove to be a hat-trick by centre Molly Anna Davies scored twice in a four-minute spell midway through the second half before Jones added two in succession towards the end of the game as Wigan crossed seven more win bettered their 58-0 victory over the Giants in their first meeting a month ago. Elsewhere York Valkyrie consolidated third place with a 28-4 victory at home to sixth-placed Leigh from Evie Sexton, Georgie Dagger and Tamzin Renouf put York 16-4 ahead at the break before Eboni Partington and Agnes Wood crossed in the second Raiders won their bottom-of-the-table clash with Warrington Wolves 52-10 in Cumbria. The victory was just Barrow's second of the season - the other coming at Warrington last month - and keeps them second-from-bottom of the table, four points above their winless opponents.
BBC News
an hour ago
- BBC News
'We're sick to death of these performances' - your views on Fiji defeat
We asked your for your views following Scotland's disappointing defeat to Fiji in what some of you said:David: If this was such an important fixture, why was it arranged when eight first choice Scotland players were on tour with the Lions? It beggars belief that Scotland's chances in the next World Cup could be put at risk in this Awful from Scotland. Poor discipline, poor handling and they looked knackered from the 10 minute mark. Another group of death at the World Cup awaits and Townsend deserves nothing less. No idea why some of the guys who played last week didn't play this week, shocking decision from the This is Groundhog Day with Scotland. One week promising, the next disappointing. Townsend has never achieved consistency with Scotland which has meant no serious challenge for any trophy. I think he has achieved some great results at times but we will have the same conversations about missed opportunities after the 2026 Six Nations that we have done the last two years. We need a change, no guarantees of improvement but we can't keep going on the same mediocre While the result isn't necessarily his fault, the buck must rest with the head coach. Townsend has done a very good job taking Scotland this far, however, it looks as though we are in for another tough World Cup pool and, thus, an early exit. It's time to promote One of the worst performances I've ever seen from the as fans are sick to death with these performances now. If Alex Williamson is seriously considering offering a new deal then his head needs as fans can see Gregor's time is up ,so Alex needs to have the guts to act before it's too late! To say I'm furious after that would be an understatement 😡!
