{"id":48568,"date":"2025-05-05T09:55:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T13:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/caelan-doris-british-and-irish-lions-captaincy-contender-requires-shoulder-operation-ahead-of-australia-tour-rugby-union-news\/05\/05\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T09:55:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T13:55:25","slug":"caelan-doris-british-and-irish-lions-captaincy-contender-requires-shoulder-operation-ahead-of-australia-tour-rugby-union-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/caelan-doris-british-and-irish-lions-captaincy-contender-requires-shoulder-operation-ahead-of-australia-tour-rugby-union-news\/05\/05\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Caelan Doris: British and Irish Lions captaincy contender requires shoulder operation ahead of Australia tour | Rugby Union News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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British and Irish Lions captaincy contender Caelan Doris requires a shoulder operation ahead of their tour to Australia.<\/p>\n

The Leinster captain, widely considered to be a frontrunner to skipper the Lions this summer, picked up a shoulder injury in Saturday’s game against Northampton Saints, and the full extent of it remains unknown.<\/p>\n

Lions head coach Andy Farrell is due to name his squad for the series on Thursday afternoon, live on Sky Sports.<\/em><\/p>\n

Back-rower Doris, who scored a try in his province’s 37-34 Investec Champions Cup semi-final defeat by Northampton on Saturday, has been ruled out of next weekend’s United Rugby Championship clash at home to Zebre.<\/p>\n

Doris and England lock Maro Itoje have been tipped as contenders to captain the Lions.<\/p>\n

A short update from Leinster read: “Caelan Doris will have a procedure this week on a shoulder injury and a further assessment will be carried out afterwards.”<\/p>\n

Farrell’s Lions begin their three-match Test series against the Wallabies on Saturday July 19 in Brisbane before playing in Melbourne a week later and finishing in Sydney on August 2.<\/p>\n

Owen Farrell’s hopes of being selected for the Lions tour were also dealt a blow after he suffered a head injury during Racing 92’s 29-15 Challenge Cup semi-final defeat by Lyon.<\/p>\n

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Farrell, selected at inside-centre for the first time this season instead of his usual fly-half position, was forced off after just 19 minutes with the score at 0-0.<\/p>\n

The 33-year-old England fly-half took a hit to the head from Mickael Guillard’s hip as he attempted to tackle his opponent.<\/p>\n

Farrell is a three-time Lions tourist and was in contention for a place in father Andy’s squad for this summer even though his debut season at Racing 92 has been affected by a groin injury.<\/p>\n

The Lions squad announcement will be streamed on the Sky Sports App on Thursday May 8 from 2pm with live coverage on Sky Sports Mix<\/em> and Sky Sports Main Event<\/em>. All games in the British and Irish Lions tour this summer will be live on Sky Sports.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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British and Irish Lions captaincy contender Caelan Doris requires a shoulder operation ahead of their tour to Australia. The Leinster captain, widely