Kinghorn joins Lions after Toulouse triumph

TOULOUSE’S Scottish winger Blair Kinghorn said it had been “weird” seeing the British and Irish Lions tour start without him, as he helped his club to a record-extending 24th French Top 14 title on Saturday.

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The 28-year-old played the full 100 minutes, including draining extra-time, as the giants of French rugby held off Bordeaux-Bègles 39-33 in dramatic fashion to claim a third straight domestic crown.

Kinghorn, who can also play at fullback and flyhalf, now flies to Australia with the Lions two games into a 10-match schedule, for his first experience with the historic touring team. He is only expected to be available when the Lions face the Waratahs in Sydney next Saturday, following a gruelling club campaign.

"I’ve been so focused on Toulouse stuff that I’ve not really thought about it too much,” Kinghorn said, sipping a bottle of beer and wearing just a pair of red and black club-coloured swimming briefs.

“It feels a bit weird, to be honest. It’s only in the last couple of days, when I’ve had to pack and everything, that I've thought, ‘All right, I’m heading out there now,” added the 63-cap international.