England prop Kyle Sinckler was called into the British and Irish Lions squad for their tour of South Africa on Sunday after Andrew Porter was ruled out through injury. Ireland international Porter, 25, has been sidelined with a toe injury suffered during Leinster's loss to Glasgow in the Pro14 on Friday. Sinckler, a Lions tourist in New Zealand in 2017, will join the squad after the end of the Bristol Bears season. In the 37-man party, Sinckler will compete for the tighthead prop start with Ireland's Tadhg Furlong and Scotland's Zander Fagerson. The Lions assemble in Jersey on June 13 to begin preparations for a warm-up match against Japan at Murrayfield on June 26.

Source: News 24 June 06, 2021 11:26 UTC