Australia fly-half Noah Lolesio ruled out of all British and Irish Lions Tests

Noah Lolesio has been ruled out of Australia’s series against the British and Irish Lions (David Davies/PA)

Australia’s prospects of toppling the British and Irish Lions in their upcoming series have been hit by the loss of first-choice fly-half Noah Lolesio for all three Tests.

Lolesio suffered what head coach Joe Schmidt described after Sunday’s 21-18 victory over Fiji as a “whiplash” injury and the 25-year-old has since undergone an unspecified operation.