LIONS INJURY UPDATE: All the latest news on British & Irish Lions players with a number of Warren Gatland's players carrying injuries.
Lions injury update:
Stuart Hogg (Dead leg): The Scotland captain, who is named among the replacements for the game at Emirates Airline Park, is nursing an injury.
Hogg skippered the Lions to a 56-14 victory over the Sigma Lions in the tour opener in Joburg on Saturday but the tourists will err on the side of caution in terms of the Sharks game and could be removed from the bench.
“Hogg is carrying a little bit of dead leg so we’ll probably make a decision on that in the morning to see how he holds up,” said Steve Tandy, the Lions defence coach.
Tom Curry (Pectoral): The flanker is the only member of the original Lions squad not involved in the first two matches of the tour because of a pectoral problem, but the England flanker has trained all week and is available to face the Sharks today.
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.
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. Gatland revealed the playmaker has had a cortisone injection in his knee.
Robbie Henshaw (Hamstring): The Ireland centre has been ruled out of the British and Irish Lions' fixture against the Sharks on Wednesday because of a hamstring injury.
