British and Irish Lions

The veteran is set to be sidelined at least four weeks with a knee ligament injury picked up on Auckland's 46-14 Air New Zealand Cup quarter-final win over Bay of Plenty at Eden Park.

The fitness of fellow All Black Ali Williams will be revealed later this week after a scan on his neck injury.

Auks coach Pat Lam could also be without centre Isaia Toeava (head), flanker Andrew Blowers (hamstring) scrum-half Steve Devine (hip) for the semi-final against Wellington.

The Lions of Leicester and Leinster will bring domestic bragging rights with them to tomorrow's farewell dinner after they helped their respective sides to league titles on Saturday.

Assistant coach Graham Rowntree says The British & Irish Lions will have to be fully focussed to avoid a potential banana skin when they face The Barbarians a week today.

Lions skipper Sam Warburton says the lessons he and his Welsh colleagues learnt in Australia last summer will stand them in good stead for their return visit with Britain and Ireland's elite next month.