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21st June 2021
01:54pm BST

(L-R) Chris Harris, Conor Murray, Tadhg Beirne and Ronan Kelleher walk out of the surf ,with Elizabeth Castle in the background, during a British and Irish Lions recovery session at Saint Aubin's Bay, Jersey. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)[/caption]
"Ronan has been brilliant," says Lions forwards coach Tandy, "absolutely brilliant since coming in.
"He has really bought into it. I know it might be tough [for him] leaving, but to even have 24 hours, a week or 10 days in a Lions environment, I'm sure, you learn loads. "Even being a part of it shows where you need to get to, or what you're doing. But he has been outstanding. I've been very, very impressed with how he goes about his business. Great kid and really impressive on the training field too."Both the Saracens contingent [five players, including George] and Finn Russell have linked up with the squad this morning. Should Tandy, Warren Gatland and the coaching staff want to go easy on George - a 2017 Lions tourist - Kelleher could yet back up Wales' Ken Owens for the Japan game. Tandy says 'one or two' of the late arrivals may feature in the matchday squad - announced at 11am on Tuesday - but the starting XV will, more likely than not, be made up from the 26 players that first arrived in Jersey on June 13.
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