Daly faces end of Lions tour in fresh full-back blow for Farrell

Andy Farrell says he has his "fingers crossed" for Elliot Daly after the utility back suffered a potentially tour-ending injury in the victory over the Queensland Reds.

- Robert Kitson

Daly was taken to a Brisbane hospital for scans on a suspected broken arm, but the head coach said the British & Irish Lions do not have a full-back crisis with the first Test against Australia just over a fortnight away.

If, as expected, the 32-year-old Daly is ruled out of the tour it will leave the Lions reliant on two specialist full-backs, Blair Kinghorn and Hugo Keenan, who have yet to play on this tour. Kinghorn has only just arrived in Australia having helped Toulouse win the Top 14 title while Keenan was ruled out of the 52-12 win over the Reds through illness.

It is hoped both players will feature against the NSW Waratahs on Saturday, by which time Daly's prognosis will be clearer. "He's got a bang on the forearm and he's going for an X-ray," said Farrell. "We've all got our fingers crossed for him."