Ireland centre Garry Ringrose has been ruled out of the final British & Irish Lions Test after a second bout of delayed concussion symptoms forced him back into the 12-day return-to-play protocol.<\/p>\n
Join RUCK\u2019s Instagram broadcast channel\u00a0<\/a>and get the latest rugby news straight to your phone.<\/p>\n Ringrose, who missed the first two Tests against the Wallabies, initially stood down for 12 days after a head knock earlier in the tour. <\/p>\n He returned for the midweek clash against the First Nations & Pasifika XV, only to suffer a recurrence of symptoms ahead of the second Test. Though he\u2019d been named in Andy Farrell\u2019s squad, he was pulled before the lineup went public.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s disappointed as you can imagine,\u201d said assistant coach Andrew Goodman after Tuesday\u2019s session at Shore School in North Sydney.<\/p>\n \u201cGarry was playing some amazing rugby through this tour and someone you know who it\u2019s been a dream of his for so long to represent the Lions and he\u2019s managed to do that. But he wanted to be a Test-match Lion so it\u2019s been devastating for him.<\/p>\n \u201cTo his credit he\u2019s been good around the group. As you can imagine, anyone that knows Garry, he\u2019s a great lad and a team man so the boys have all been disappointed for him. Obviously he\u2019s disappointed for himself but he\u2019s getting around everyone and making sure he helps prepare everyone as much as he can.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a real leader for us in terms our backline in particular, so he\u2019s been great.\u201d<\/p>\n Ringrose\u2019s absence is another blow to the Lions\u2019 midfield stocks, but there was positive news elsewhere, with Mack Hansen, Joe McCarthy and Sione Tuipulotu all returning to full training as the squad eyes a clean 3-0 sweep to close the series.<\/p>\n EDITORS PICKS:<\/p>\n Four Changes Andy Farrell Must Make for Lions\u2019 Third Test vs Australia<\/p>\n Now, all eyes turn to the third Test. Here are four changes the Lions must make to finish the job in style.<\/p>\n #1. JAMES LOWE<\/p>\n Despite a classy offload for Beirne\u2019s try and some composed moments, Lowe was error-prone under the high ball and defensively vulnerable once again. A mixed bag leaning heavily toward underperformance.<\/p>\n BALLS 5\/10: <\/a>\u201cOne good flicked offload to Gibson-Park. Spilled a high ball, early in the second half. Composed take and footwork, on 57 minutes. Great step and offload for Beirne\u2019s try. His best, and last, contribution of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n