By Nick Mulvenney BRISBANE (Reuters) -British & Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell called another Scottish reinforcement into his squad in the shape of lock Gregor Brown on Sunday after Joe McCarthy had to be replaced during the first test victory over Australia.

Scotland second row Gregor Brown has been called up to the British and Irish Lions ' tour of Australia amid concerns over the fitness of Joe McCarthy. Brown joins Andy Farrell 's squad in Melbourne on Sunday to provide cover for Tuesday's final midweek match against a First Nations and Pasifika XV,

Another Scottish player, lock Gregor Brown, has been called up by the British and Irish Lions ahead of Tuesday’s match against the First Nations & Pasifika XV.

The British and Irish Lions have dominated in a 29-17 win over the Wallabies in the series-opening rugby test in Brisbane.

Rugby union has slipped off the back pages and into crisis in Australia. The arrival of the British and Irish Lions might have come just in time to save the sport.

One hopes of an Australian fightback to come in this series but this felt like a first Test of potentially portentous omens. On a night where Suncorp Stadium was the beating red heart of British and Irish rugby,