McCarthy injury being monitored as Hansen 'on track' ahead of second Test

Neither Mack Hansen or Joe McCarthy trained with the Lions at their new base as Tuesday's game against First Nations & Pasifika XV comes too soon for the Connacht 

INJURY UPDATE: Mack Hansen and Joe McCarthy remain injury doubts for the second test, both have foot injuries with Hansen on track and McCarthy's injury is trickier to give a timeline on.

Mack Hansen and Joe McCarthy remain doubts for the British & Irish Lions ahead of Saturday’s second Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground but Blair Kinghorn and Garry Ringrose have been cleared to face the First Nations & Pasifika XV on Tuesday night.

Ireland wing Hansen was forced out of the selection mix for last Saturday’s series opener with the Wallabies due to a foot injury sustained seven days earlier against an AUSNZ Invitational XV. Ringrose experienced delayed concussion symptoms following that game in Adelaide and was stood down for 12 days with both denied potential Test debuts for the Lions having been in contention for starts. With Tommy Freeman starting on the right wing and Huw Jones at outside centre the Lions forged a 27-19 victory at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium, a game which saw Irish lock McCarthy removed on 42 minutes with plantar fasciitis, a painful inflammation of the fibrous tissues on the soles of one’s feet.