Lions 2013: Australian forwards Scott Higginbotham and Sitaleki Timani suffer injuries The 10-cap lock Timani, 26, has been ruled out of the three-Test series after he broke his right thumb during a Super Rugby game for NSW Waratahs last Friday, and he has been told that surgery will be required. The Australian Rugby Union also confirmed that 26-year-old back-row forward Higginbotham, who has 23 Wallabies caps, has undergone scans after dislocating his shoulder on Saturday with the Melbourne Rebels. He will be reassessed later this week, and in the meantime has returned to Brisbane from the Wallabies' pre-Lions series training camp in Sydney. Both Timani and Higginbotham were replaced in Australia's preliminary squad by Kane Douglas and Ben McCalman, respectively. The current 25-strong squad will be increased to 31 later this month, with the first Lions Test scheduled for Brisbane on June 22.