LIONS INJURY UPDATE: All the latest news on British & Irish Lions players injured over the weekend with two players already ruled out.
Lions injury update:
LUKE COWAN-DICKIE
Around the hour mark in a dramatic Gallagher Premiership final between Harlequins and Exeter, the hooker took a significant blow to the head during a tackle.
Luke Cowan-Dickie of Exeter Chiefs is knocked out and goes off during the Gallagher Premiership Cup Final between Exeter Chiefs and Harlequins at Twickenham Stadium June 26, 2021 in London, England (Photo by Phil Mingo/PPAUK)
He appeared to be knocked out on the Twickenham turf and there was significant concern shown for his well-being by medics as the game was halted for several minutes.
The injury is likely to leave him unavailable for at least the first game of the Lions tour against the Emirates Lions next Saturday.
Cowan-Dickie will also have to go through the stringent return to play protocols and will not be able to progress to full training until he passes a series of tests.
JACK CONAN
Near the end at Murrayfield, Jack Conan also went off, forcing the Lions to see out the game with 14 men as the bench had been emptied, although Jamie Heaslip, a Conan fan on Channel 4, was not too concerned.
Conan, remaining at No 8 even after a slightly sluggish looking Taulupe Faletau joined the fray in place of Tipuric in the first half, had a big game, winning turnovers and making a host of carries.
JUSTIN TIPURIC (SHOULDER)
The specifics of Tipuric's problem were unclear but he appeared in discomfort as he left the field and was replaced by Taulupe Faletau in the 22nd minute.
It turned out he also suffered a shoulder injury with the flanker being replaced in the squad by fellow Welshman Josh Navidi.
ALUN WYN JONES (SHOULDER)
Jones substituted just eight minutes into Lions' warm-up match against Japan at Murrayfield with what turned out to be a dislocated shoulder. Wales forward Adam Beard takes his spot in the squad while Conor Murray takes over the captaincy
Wales team-mate Dan Biggar said Jones was "pretty down in the changing room" after the match, echoing Gatland in saying his absence would be a "huge loss".
"You've only got to look at his record and experience," Biggar said.
"He's the go-to guy. Things move so quickly on these tours. You've just got to put it to one side now and look at the group we've got."
RUCK will be constantly reporting on Lions injury update throughout the tour to South Africa.
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