Overview

• Garry Ringrose pulled out of Saturday’s second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after self-reporting concussion symptoms moments before the squad announcement.
• Head coach Andy Farrell lauded Ringrose’s honesty as “the right thing to do, 100%,” emphasizing the importance of player welfare.
• Huw Jones steps in at outside centre alongside Bundee Aki, while Sione Tuipulotu is dropped after reporting a tight hamstring.
• Andy Farrell also drafted in Ollie Chessum at second row and Andrew Porter at loosehead prop, with Owen Farrell moved to the bench.
• Ringrose faces a mandatory 12-day stand-down under head-injury protocols, casting doubt on his availability for the series-deciding third Test in Sydney.