Andy Farrell has praised the selflessness of Garry Ringrose after the centre withdrew himself from the British and Irish Lions squad for the second Test due to ongoing impacts of a concussion. Ringrose had missed the first Test after failing a head injury assessmen t in the win over the Brumbies in Canberra,

Garry Ringrose was a last-minute withdrawal from the British and Irish Lions team to face Australia on Saturday because of concussion, head coach Andy Farrell has revealed. Farrell had intended to field an all-Ireland centre combination of Bundee Aki and Ringrose at the expense of Scotland's Sione Tuipulotu and Huw Jones for the Lions' shot at completing a series triumph at Melbourne Cricket Ground.