PAUL O'Connell has been ruled out of the remainder of the British & Irish Lions' Test series against Australia with a fractured arm.
The 85-cap Ireland international picked up the injury in Saturday's 23-21 victory in the first Test at Suncorp Stadium, and the extent of the problem was revealed after further assessment.
A Lions statement read: "British & Irish Lions lock Paul O'Connell has been ruled out of the remaining two games of the series against the Qantas Wallabies after suffering a fractured arm."
Arguably the Lions' most influential forward, O'Connell had been an integral part of head coach Warren Gatland's plans as they head to Melbourne 1-0 up.
The 33-year-old is on his third Lions tour, having played in seven Tests, and acted as captain back in the 2009 series against South Africa.
England forward Geoff Parling seems likely to replace O'Connell.
The England lock has been withdrawn from Tuesday's match against the Melbourne Rebels as a result, handing a starting role to the Ospreys' Ian Evans.
He had been due to skipper the Lions in tomorrow's game against the Melbourne Rebels but has been withdrawn from the game, the Lions said on their website.
Ireland prop Tom Court, currently in his home city of Brisbane, will join the squad today as cover for Alex Corbisiero, who has a tight calf muscle.
Court will go straight on to the Lions bench for tomorrow's game.
