Rugby: Robinson suffers ankle injury

Jason Robinson has joined the list of early British Lions tour casualties after twisting his ankle in training.

And he was among a handful of players who sat out the afternoon session as preparations continued for Friday's tour opener against Western Australia.

Lions coach Graham Henry will announce the line-up in Perth on Wednesday morning, hoping that as many of his 37-man squad as possible can feature either this week or during the appointment with a Queensland President's XV in eight days' time.

The Welsh pair of prop David Young (calf) and flanker Martyn Williams (ankle) did not train, while Mike Catt (back), Jonny Wilkinson (groin) and Neil Jenkins (facial cut) avoided contact work.

But England star Iain Balshaw, who suffered a worrying shoulder injury during the Premiership play-off final between Bath and Leicester last month, has resumed full training.

Lawrence Dallaglio, meanwhile, continues to make good progress from a knee problem that at one stage threatened his tour prospects.

The Lions have already held five training sessions, despite arriving in Perth barely two days ago.