Rugby-Jones and Tipuric out of Lions tour; Murray captain


  • Rugby
  • Sunday, 27 Jun 2021

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - France v Wales - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - March 20, 2021 Wales' Alun Wyn Jones REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

LONDON (Reuters) -British and Irish Lions captain Alun Wyn Jones and flanker Justin Tipuric were both ruled out of the South Africa tour after suffering injuries in Saturday's 28-10 victory over Japan, with Ireland scrumhalf Conor Murray named as the new skipper.

Welsh duo Adam Beard and Josh Navidi have been called up to the squad and will fly out with their new team mates on Sunday.

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