England's Jack van Poortvliet called into Lions setup as scrum-half cover 

Leicester Tigers' Jack van Poortvliet gets away from Harlequins' Dino Lamb. Pic: Adam Davy/PA Wire.

Leicester Tigers and England scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet has been called into the British and Irish Lions camp as injury cover.

Van Poortvliet has been called in by Andy Farrell with Ireland scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park suffering from a 'minor glute strain', with the head coach keen to have a third fully-fit nine - alongside Alex Mitchell and Tomos Williams - for their opening fixture.

Van Poortvliet will now fly into Dublin to train with the Lions as they prepare for the 1888 Cup fixture against Argentina on Friday.

On Monday, the 24-year-old was named in Steve Borthwick’s 36-player training squad ahead of England’s match against a France XV on Saturday.

He made his England debut against Australia in Perth in 2022 and has since won 15 caps for his country.