British and Irish Lions: Andy Farrell not fearful over Blair Kinghorn injury

British and Irish Lions head coach Andy Farrell said Blair Kinghorn was “in good spirits” despite suffering a left knee injury in the Lions’ win over the Brumbies.

Farrell said the full-back, who was replaced by Marcus Smith after 25 minutes in Canberra, was singing on the bed where the medical staff were assessing him.

The Scotland star initially tried to run off the injury, which happened when an opposition played landed on him.

The Toulouse back later appeared by the side of the pitch, and asked after the match if he feared the worst for Kinghorn, Farrell said: “No.

“Blair is in good spirits. He got a bang on the knee, he carried on for quite a bit but there was no need to keep him going.

“There is a bit of music there and he’s singing away as he’s being assessed, so we’ll see how he comes through that.

“It’s late, we have got an early flight in the morning and I don’t know what the medical plan is, but we will get on top of that.”

Ireland’s Hugo Keenan and Marcus Smith are Farrell’s other full-back options for the first Test against Australia on 19 July in Brisbane.

Keenan, 29, has only played once on tour after recovering from a calf injury and illness, while Smith – one of five try-scorers in the win over the Brumbies – prefers to play at fly-half.

Elliot Daly started the first two games in Australia at full-back before departing the squad because of a fractured arm.