Easterby reveals positive scan for Kinghorn eight days out from Lions Test

British & Irish Lions Assistant coach Simon Easterby. Pic: Dan Sheridan, Inpho

The British & Irish Lions insist Blair Kinghorn has a chance of passing fit for the first Test against Australia in eight days but there is confidence from within the coaching group that rival full-back Hugo Keenan has all the attributes to stake his claim to the 15 jersey.

Keenan starts at full-back at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday against a strong AUSNZ Invitational XV, the Lions’ final tour match before the Test series with the Wallabies gets underway in Brisbane seven days later.