Overview

• Welsh scrum-half Tomos Williams is ruled out of the British & Irish Lions tour with a hamstring injury and Scotland’s Ben White has been called into the squad as his replacement.
• Lions captain Maro Itoje returns to the second row and Jamison Gibson-Park will partner Finn Russell at half-back for Wednesday’s match against the Queensland Reds.
• The Queensland Reds have named a 23-man side featuring nine Wallabies and two All Blacks for the clash at Suncorp Stadium.
• NSW Blues winger Brian To’o has been cleared of any serious knee damage and is set to feature in the State of Origin III decider.
• Coach Laurie Daley is slated to announce his final Blues squad for Origin III by early July after assessing pack options and emerging talents.