Rugby-Van Poortvliet to join Lions ahead of warm-up fixture against Argentina


  • Rugby
  • Tuesday, 17 Jun 2025

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Premiership Rugby - Final - Bath Rugby v Leicester Tigers - Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, London, Britain - June 14, 2025 Leicester Tigers' Jack van Poortvliet in action with Bath Rugby's Miles Reid Action Images/Matthew Childs/File Photo

(Reuters) -Leicester Tigers and England scrumhalf Jack van Poortvliet will join the British and Irish Lions in Dublin as cover for their warm-up fixture against Argentina, the rugby union team said on Tuesday.

The Lions currently have three scrumhalves - Jamison Gibson-Park, Alex Mitchell and Tomos Williams - available in their squad, but Gibson-Park is managing a minor glute strain, prompting Van Poortvliet's inclusion.

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