The Lions will fly out to Australia on November 4 and join the England Ashes squad in a camp in Queensland, where the group will play two intra-squad matches as well as take on Australia A in a four-day match. Davies helped Catalans claim the 2021 League Leaders' Shield and reach a first Super League Grand Final, with his 14 tries for the Dragons earning him a first call-up to the senior England squad as well. Jones is now absent, though, missing the remainder of the Autumn Nations Series and probably all of the 2022 Six Nations Championship after suffering a reoccurrence of his shoulder injury from the summer against New Zealand last weekend that requires surgery. Wales must find a way of managing without him, particularly at the set-piece. Patrick went undrafted out of Utah and was cut by the Ravens, 49ers, and Broncos before catching on in Denver in 2018.