Owen Farrell's hopes of being selected for the British and Irish Lions squad to tour Australia were dealt a blow after he suffered a head injury during Racing 92’s 29-15 Challenge Cup semi-final defeat to Lyon.
Farrell, selected at inside-centre for the first time this season instead of his usual out-half position, was forced off after just 19 minutes with the score at 0-0.
The 33-year-old took a hit to the head from Mickael Guillard’s hip as he attempted to tackle his opponent.
Farrell is a three-time Lions tourist and was in contention for a place in father Andy’s squad for this summer even though his debut season at Racing 92 has been affected by a groin injury.
A 37-man Lions squad will be named on Thursday.
