How Andy Farrell's Lions Test team in shaping up

Simon Lewis takes a look at the likely starting 15 for the first Test against Joe Schmidt's Wallabies. 
How Andy Farrell's Lions Test team in shaping up

GREEN PRESENCE: Lions’ Garry Ringrose, Bundee Aki and James Lowe celebrate. Pic: Dan Sheridan/Inpho

Full-back: Blair Kinghorn’s knee injury, though downplayed by Andy Farrell in his post-match comments, reopens the door for Hugo Keenan, whose tour so far has been limited to one start last Saturday against the Waratahs. He looked rusty after coming on tour with the calf injury that forced him out of Leinster’s run to the URC title but a strong performance on the rebound on Saturday against the combined Aussie and Kiwi team in Adelaide could put him right back in the Test selection mix. If fit though, Kinghorn gets the start.

Verdict: KINGHORN 

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