Overview

• The Lions edged the ACT Brumbies 36-24 in Canberra but lost fullback Blair Kinghorn to a knee knock that now clouds selection for the first Test on July 19.
• Despite a fourth consecutive win, the tourists still struggle with handling errors and breakdown penalties, prompting coach Andy Farrell to demand sharper execution in the final warm-up.
• Owen Farrell will make his first appearance of the tour off the bench against an Australia-New Zealand Invitational XV in Adelaide this Saturday.
• Australia head coach Joe Schmidt named a 36-player Wallabies squad today, recalling veteran James O’Connor to cover a reported spinal injury to Noah Lolesio.
• With less than a week until the opener at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium, both sides are using the Adelaide fixture to finalise fitness and lineups.