Warren Gatland has insisted the tour will not be derailed by positive test despite nine players being placed in isolation before their victory over the Cell C Sharks on Wednesday night.
Check out his full squad update below.
Robbie Henshaw (Hamstring):
The Ireland centre was ruled out of the British and Irish Lions' fixture against the Sharks on Wednesday because of a hamstring injury.
He wouldn't have been in contention for the game on the weekend anyway, with Gatland reveal Henshaw could return against South Africa A next Wednesday.
“He’s got a very, very mild hamstring strain. He definitely won’t be considered for next Wednesday, then we’ll just assess his progress,” said Gatland
Louis Rees-Zammit (Hamstring):
Departed the pitch minutes before the end of their win over the Cell C Sharks as the tourists finished the game with 13 mean.
Was spotted after the game with his hamstring heavily strapped. However, Gatland confirmed in his post-match press conference that it wasn't a serious injury, saying the speedster had only been taken off as precaution.
He also confirmed Duhan van de Merwe (Hamstring) and Finn Russell (Achilles) are alright despite clearly struggling at full-time.
Anthony Watson (Toe):
The winger has had a jab in a sore toe. Head coach Warren Gatland says it’s just a minor problem that will be managed throughout the tour and nothing to worry about.
Hopefully, the England speedster should start the next game.
Dan Biggar (Knee):
The fly-half has been nursing a minor knee problem following his man-of-the-match performance for the Lions in their warm-up victory over Japan at Murrayfield.
Nevertheless, his club Northampton has since revealed Biggar is also one of a number of Lions ruled out of tonight’s game as a result of positive COVID-19 tests and close contact in-camp.
PLAYERS REPORTEDLY IN ISOLATION FOLLOWING POSITIVE TEST:
Conor Murray and Tadhg Beirne are among nine Lions players isolating after an unnamed player and member of staff tested positive for Covid-19.
- Gareth Davies
- Dan Biggar
- Conor Murray
- Chris Harris
- Liam Williams
- Anthony Watson
- Stuart Hogg
- Tadhg Beirne
- Jamie George
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