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6th May 2017
10:47pm BST

"I wish them well and, like all rugby supporters in Britain and Ireland, hope they have a successful tour."Just before 10pm, the Lions confirmed that Scottish scrum-half Greig Laidlaw would be replacing Youngs. https://twitter.com/lionsofficial/status/860958629909934081 Laidlaw was unfortunate to miss out on initial squad selection but an injury picked up midway through the Six Nations. A reliable goal-kicker, the Gloucester No.9 adds another option off the kicking tee for the Lions. He is only the third Scot in the Lions squad, joining Tommy Seymour and Stuart Hogg.
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