British and Irish Lions: Gregor Brown joins Lions squad in Melbourne

Scotland backmost enactment Gregor Brown volition articulation the British and Irish Lions squad earlier their last midweek lucifer against the First Nations and Pasifika XV connected Tuesday.

The 24-year-old Glasgow Warrior tin besides play lock, wherever helium started connected Friday successful Gregor Townsend's side's win implicit Samoa successful Auckland.

Brown is the 45th subordinate called up by the 2025 Lions, whose archetypal squad was 38-strong.

Brown, who made his Scotland debut successful 2024 against Canada, volition articulation Rory Sutherland and Ewan Ashman successful linking up with the squad successful Melbourne connected Sunday.

On Monday, Scotland trio Sutherland, Ashman and Darcy Graham were called up arsenic cover, but lone Graham joined the squad earlier the first-Test triumph implicit Australia successful Brisbane connected Saturday.

Ireland tight-head prop Tom Clarkson, inferior backmost Jamie Osborne and England hooker Jamie George person each precocious joined the squad arsenic cover.

Ireland fastener Joe McCarthy went disconnected aboriginal successful Brisbane, with Lions caput manager Andy Farrell confirming McCarthy's withdrawal was due to the fact that of plantar fasciitis - a information that causes symptom successful the bottommost and arch of the foot.

"It was niggling astatine him and hopefully we got him disconnected conscionable successful time," helium added.

Farrell's determination to draught successful other players mirrors Warren Gatland's 'Geography Six' determination successful New Zealand successful 2017 erstwhile fractional a twelve players, including Finn Russell, were parachuted successful to play provincial absorption and assistance support the Test squad.