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Lions Add Jamie George as 16 Players Miss First Camp

The squad will regroup in Portugal ahead of a June 20 warm-up against Argentina in Dublin.

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George will provide cover while Sheehan and Kelleher are preparing for the URC final

Overview

  • Sixteen members of the 38-man squad will miss the first training camp in the Algarve due to clashes with Premiership, URC and Top 14 finals.
  • Former Lions hooker Jamie George has been called into the Portugal camp to cover for Leinster’s Dan Sheehan and Ronan Kelleher.
  • Veteran prop Tadhg Furlong is sidelined by a calf injury and Connacht’s Finlay Bealham stands by as additional front-row cover.
  • Players tied up in the URC and Premiership finals or the unfinished Top 14 season are also absent, including Andrew Porter, Will Stuart and Blair Kinghorn.
  • Finalists could still feature off the bench in the June 20 match against Argentina if their schedules allow.