Overview
- Tomos Williams suffered a tour-ending hamstring injury in the 54-7 win over Western Force and has been replaced by Scotland’s Ben White.
- Maro Itoje returns to the starting XV to partner Ollie Chessum in the second row against the Queensland Reds.
- Jamison Gibson-Park is back from a glute issue to form his first half-back partnership with Finn Russell on Wednesday.
- Fullback Hugo Keenan and lock James Ryan will make their first tour appearances as the backline regroups ahead of the Wallabies series.
- The Lions will face the Waratahs, Brumbies and an Australia-New Zealand invitational side before opening the three-Test series on July 19.