The British & Irish Lions reported a clean bill of health after returning from their training camp in Portugal, with 15 players who featured in domestic finals at the weekend joining up with the squad Monday ahead of the tour opener against Argentina.
It meant only one selected player — Scotland fullback Blair Kinghorn — was yet to link up with the Lions squad.
Kinghorn remains on club duty with Toulouse, which is competing in the Top 14 semifinals in the France league on Friday, and could be away for a further week if his team reaches the final.
Otherwise, Lions coach Andy Farrell appears to be in a strong position at the end of the club season in Britain and Ireland, with his contingent of players from English teams Bath and Leicester — who met in the Premiership final on Saturday — and Irish province Leinster — who won the URC final on Saturday — seemingly in healthy enough shape.
Three Leinster players — scrumhalf Jamison Gibson-Park, prop Tadhg Furlong and fullback Hugo Keenan — didn’t play in the 32-7 win over the Bulls but were still in line to join up with the Lions.
The returning 15 will take part in their first training session with the Lions on Tuesday, the team said. If any of those players do feature against Argentina in Dublin on Friday, their involvement will likely be limited.
Because of the reduced number of players at the six-day training camp in Quinta do Lago, Farrell called up England front-rowers Jamie George and Asher Opoku-Fordjour to help with practice sessions. They will train for the last time Monday before returning to their clubs, the Lions said.
After the Argentina game, the Lions will fly Down Under for a nine-match tour of Australia containing three tests against the Wallabies.
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Henry Pollock of the British and Irish Lions during a training session at the USD University Club in Dublin, Monday, June 16, 2025. (Niall Carson/PA via AP)
Tadhg Furlong of the British and Irish Lions during a training session at the USD University Club in Dublin, Monday, June 16, 2025. (Niall Carson/PA via AP)
Scott Cummings of the British and Irish Lions during a training session at the USD University Club in Dublin, Monday, June 16, 2025. (Niall Carson/PA via AP)
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Tanner Pearson broke a tie at 6:17 of the third period and the Winnipeg Jets beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Sunday for their first back-to-back victories since mid-November.
Pearson took a pass from Josh Morrissey in front of the net and beat Jake Allen.
The Jets beat Los Angeles on Friday night to end an 11-game losing streak. They last won two straight Nov. 15-18. Winnipeg also won a one-goal game for the first time since Nov. 15, snapping an NHL record of 13 consecutive losses.
Alex Iafallo, Jonathan Toews and Gabriel Vilardi also scored, and Morrissey and Cole Perfetti each had two assists. Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves.
Winnipeg-born Cody Glass scored twice for New Jersey. Nico Hischier also had a goal, and Allen stopped 18 shots. The Devils have lost four consecutive games for the first time since early December.
Iafallo opneed the scoring with 1:10 left in the first period on a shot that deflected in. Hischier tied it 37 seconds later off a rebound.
Glass gave the Devils the lead at 1:05 of the second when he redirected a pass from Luke Hughes. Toews tied it at 2:36.
New Jersey defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler’s shot went in just under a minute later, but the Jets successfully challenged for goaltender interference because Paul Cotter had bumped into Hellebuyck.
Glass put New Jersey ahead at 8:08, and Vilardi countered with his 18th of the season when he batted the puck in with 2:03 left in the second.
Devils: At Minnesota on Monday night.
Jets: Host the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.
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Winnipeg Jets' Gabriel Vilardi (13) celebrates after his goal against the New Jersey Devils with Jonathan Toews (19) and Dylan DeMelo (2) during second-period NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)
Winnipeg Jets' Gabriel Vilardi (13) celebrates after his goal against the New Jersey Devils with Jonathan Toews (19) during second-period NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)
Winnipeg Jets' Tanner Pearson (70) celebrates after the winning goal against the New Jersey Devils with Josh Morrissey (44), Daniel Zhilkin (53) and Logan Stanley (64) in an NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)
Winnipeg Jets' Nino Niederreiter (62) tries score as New Jersey Devils goaltender Jake Allen, center top, makes a save during third-period NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)
Winnipeg Jets' Nino Niederreiter (62) tries to control the puck as New Jersey Devils goaltender Jake Allen, center top, makes a save during third-period NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)
