Lions handed major boost as Andy Farrell drops injury update on stars

Andy Farrell expects to have all of his pride of Lions fit and available for next Saturday's game against the Waratahs in Sydney.

And the Lions head coach said Irish trio scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park, lock James Ryan and full-back Hugo Keenan are all in line to be ready for Wednesday's clash against the Reds in Brisbane.

And Scotland 15 Blair Kinghorn, who will play for Toulouse in Saturday's Top 14 final against Bordeaux-Begles, will be jetting out to Australia the day after the climax of the French league.

Farrell said: "Blair is flying over on Sunday, so will be with us on Monday morning all things being well from the final. Saturday is realistic for Blair - we'll see how that unfolds. The rest are all going well and should be fit for the Reds game."

Gibson-Park has had a glute muscle problem, Keenan has been struggling with his calf whilst Ryan has had a similar injury.

Meanwhile Dan Sheehan, who will skipper the tourists against Western Force on Saturday, revealed he has turned his mobile off so he can concentrate on the job instead of getting bombarded by well-wishers.

Sheehan said: "My phone's blown up today which I'll ignore for a few days, but that's all part of it."