ANDY FARRELL HAS called England hooker Jamie George into his Lions squad in Australia. George will join Farrell’s group following a head injury to hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie in today’s win over the AUNZ Invitational XV in Adelaide.

England hooker Jamie George has received an SOS from the British & Irish Lions ahead of the first test against Australia next Saturday, as cover for Luke Cowan-Dickie, while centre Garry Ringrose is ruled out of the fixture with concussion.

The British & Irish Lions have suffered a major injury scare that could rule Luke Cowan-Dickie out of the first Test against Australia next week. Cowan-Dickie went down after attempting a tackle against the AUNZ Invitational XV,