The 27-year-old England prop revealed he was last to learn of Lions head coach Warren Gatland's decision to call him up after Ireland's Andrew Porter had to withdraw due to a toe injury. "When I didn't get selected it wasn't like, 'Oh my God, what are they doing?' "When Gats called me he said he'd tried to call on Saturday but he had my wrong number," said Sinckler. 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 07, 2021 16:07 UTC