England duo released as B&I Lions get their Leinster boost

SQUAD UPDATE: The British & Irish Lions have welcomed their Bath, Leicester Tigers and Leinster players to the squad ahead of facing Argentina on Friday.

A total of 15 players who were involved in the Premiership and URC Finals on Saturday will join head coach Andy Farrell’s group on Monday.

They will then participate in their first training session on Tuesday.

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Blair Kinghorn (Toulouse/Scotland) is the only player who is yet to join the squad as he remains on Top 14 duties in France.

Jamie George (Saracens/England) and Asher Opoku-Fordjour (Sale Sharks/England) will train with the Lions on Monday in Dublin, before returning to their clubs.

Out of the 15 players joining the squad, 12 are from the URC Champions.

Leinster beat the Bulls 32-7 in Saturday’s Final.

Players joining the squad on Monday: Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers/England), Jack Conan (Leinster/Ireland), Tadhg Furlong (Leinster/Ireland), Ronan Kelleher (Leinster/Ireland), Joe McCarthy (Leinster/Ireland), Andrew Porter (Leinster/Ireland), James Ryan (Leinster/Ireland), Dan Sheehan (Leinster/Ireland) Will Stuart (Bath/England), Josh van der Flier (Leinster/Ireland), Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster/Ireland), Hugo Keenan (Leinster/Ireland), James Lowe (Leinster/Ireland), Garry Ringrose (Leinster/Ireland) and Finn Russell (Bath/Scotland).

The British & Irish Lions Squad:

Forwards: Finlay Bealham (Connacht Rugby/Ireland), Tadhg Beirne (Munster/Ireland), Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers/England), Jack Conan (Leinster/Ireland), Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks/England), Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors/ Scotland), Tom Curry (Sale Sharks/England), Ben Earl (Saracens/England), Tadhg Furlong (Leinster Rugby/Ireland), Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears/England), Maro Itoje (Saracens/England) (captain), Ronan Kelleher (Leinster/Ireland), Joe McCarthy (Leinster/Ireland), Jac Morgan (Ospreys/Wales), Henry Pollock (Northampton Saints/England), Andrew Porter (Leinster/Ireland), James Ryan (Leinster/Ireland), Dan Sheehan (Leinster/Ireland), Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh/Scotland), Will Stuart (Bath/England), Josh van der Flier (Leinster/Ireland).

Backs: Bundee Aki (Connacht/Ireland), Elliot Daly (Saracens/England), Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints/England), Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster/Ireland), Mack Hansen (Connacht/Ireland), Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors/Scotland), Hugo Keenan (Leinster/Ireland), James Lowe (Leinster/Ireland), Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints/England), Fin Smith (Northampton Saints/England), Garry Ringrose (Leinster/Ireland), Finn Russell (Bath/Scotland), Marcus Smith (Harlequins/ England), Sione Tuipulotu (Glasgow Warriors/Scotland), Duhan van der Merwe (Edinburgh/Scotland), Tomos Williams (Gloucester/Wales).