A host of new faces have joined or are still joining the British & Irish Lions squad ahead of Saturday’s first Test against the Wallabies in Brisbane.

The Scotland trio of Darcy Graham, Rory Sutherland and Ewan Ashman will link up with the Lions for the tour match against the First Nations and Pasifika XV in Melbourne on the 22nd of July.

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All three started in Scotland’s 29-14 defeat to Fiji in Suva at the weekend and are in New Zealand preparing for a match against Samoa in Auckland on Friday.

Graham will miss the match against Samoa after being sent off for a second yellow card against Fiji and will join the Lions squad in Brisbane immediately.

Sutherland and Ashman will fly to Melbourne on Sunday.

Their call-ups follow those of England hooker Jamie George to provide cover for his injured countryman Luke Cowan-Dickie, and Ireland prop Tom Clarkson.

Clarkson was given his Ireland debut by Andy Farrell in November and has since won eight caps.

His Ireland teammate Jamie Osborne, who can play centre or fullback, is already with the Lions in Brisbane after being summoned from Portugal as cover for Blair Kinghorn, who injured his knee last week.

The Lions have already lost Welsh scrumhalf Tomos Williams to a torn hamstring and English fullback Elliot Daly with a broken arm.

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