Thursday 15 June 2017 16:36, UK
Owen Farrell will miss Saturday's British and Irish Lions match against Maori All Blacks because of a quad strain.
The England fly-half had been named in Warren Gatland's original squad for the weekend with Peter O'Mahony leading the tourists in Rotorua.
But after suffering a "grade one" quadriceps strain, Farrell now faces a race to be fit for the first Test against New Zealand on June 24 in Auckland, live on Sky Sports.
Wales fly-half Dan Biggar will replace Farrell on the Lions' bench for Saturday's match against the Maoris in Rotorua.
Farrell had shown imperious form in the Lions' fine 12-3 win over much-vaunted Super Rugby leaders the Crusaders in Christchurch last weekend.
Head coach Warren Gatland will want the 25-year-old to play a pivotal role in the opening Test against the All Blacks on Saturday week at Eden Park.
Gatland hailed Johnny Sexton for rediscovering his "mojo" in naming the Ireland fly-half to start against the Maori and if Farrell fails to recover, then the Irish star is likely to wear the Lions' number 10 jersey.
The Lions are already sweating on the full match readiness of tour captain Sam Warburton, who may yet not be in a position to start the first Test.
Warburton starts Saturday's match among the replacements as he continues to shake off recent ankle trouble.
Coverage of Saturday's game between Maori All Blacks and British and Irish Lions begins on Sky Sports 1 HD at 8am.
