Injured Deacon to miss GB Tests

Bradford scrum-half Paul Deacon has been forced to withdraw from the Great Britain train-on squad due to injury.

Deacon was one of five Bulls players called up by coach Tony Smith ahead of the three-Test series against New Zealand that starts later this month.

More to follow.

Current Great Britain train-on squad:
Matt Blaymire (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats)
Kevin Brown (Huddersfield Giants)
Sam Burgess (Bradford Bulls)
Gareth Carvell (Hull FC)
Jon Clarke (Warrington Wolves)
Andy Coley (Salford City Reds)

Martin Gleeson (Warrington Wolves)
David Hodgson (Salford City Reds)
Richard Horne (Hull FC)
Andy Lynch (Bradford Bulls)
Richard Moore (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats)
Adrian Morley (Warrington Wolves)
Terry Newton (Bradford Bulls)
Kevin Penny (Warrington Wolves)
Michael Platt (Bradford Bulls)
Gareth Raynor (Hull FC)
Jamie Rooney (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats)
Paul Sykes (Harlequins RL)
Danny Tickle (Hull FC)
Ben Westwood (Warrington Wolves)
Stephen Wild (Huddersfield Giants)
Kirk Yeaman (Hull FC)

Source: BBC Sport