Farrell tweaks his British and Irish Lions squad...again

SQUAD UPDATE: Leicester Tigers and England scrumhalf Jack van Poortvliet will fly into Dublin on Tuesday to train with the British and Irish Lions.

The B&I Lions are preparing for the 1888 Cup fixture against Argentina on Friday.

Van Poortvliet will join Andy Farrell’s squad as cover.

On Monday, the 24-year-old was named in Steve Borthwick’s 36-player training squad ahead of England’s match against a France XV on Saturday.

The 24-year-old made his England debut against Australia in Perth in 2022 and has since won 15 caps for his country.

An update is yet to be given by the B&I Lions on Jamison Gibson-Park’s injury after his withdrawal just hours before Leinster beat the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship Final at Croke Park.

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), Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers, England)