Overview
- Jamison Gibson-Park picked up a minor glute strain during Leinster’s URC final, leading to his withdrawal from the lineup.
- Jack van Poortvliet has been called into the Lions squad as specialist scrum-half cover ahead of Friday’s tour-opener against Argentina in Dublin.
- The 24-year-old England international has earned 15 caps since his 2022 debut and starred in Leicester Tigers’ Premiership final win.
- He joins Alex Mitchell and Tomos Williams as the three scrum-halves preparing in Ireland this week.
- The call-up secures training cover but does not guarantee van Poortvliet’s place for the subsequent Australia series.