ALL MEMBERS OF the British and Irish Lions squad have received their first coronavirus vaccinations ahead of the summer tour to South Africa.

Players visited a site in London today to be given the Pfizer jab, with only Scotland fly-half Finn Russell missing as he is based at Racing 92 in Paris and has already been vaccinated.

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The British government approved the move to protect Warren Gatland’s squad ahead of their visit to South Africa, a red list destination that is seeing a growing number of coronavirus cases.

In the wider population in the United Kingdom, only people aged 30 or over are currently eligible for a jab.

The Lions hope all 37 players will get their second vaccinations by the end of their pre-tour training camp in Jersey, which begins on 14 June and leads into the warm-up game against Japan at Murrayfield on 26 June.

Gatland and his management team are already advanced in their vaccination programme.