Llanelli Number 8 Scott Quinnell has been ruled of Saturday's big Lions match against the Queensland Reds.

Quinnell was due to play alonside Neil Back and Richard Hill in the backrow aginst the Super 12 semi-finalists at Ballymore.

Fluid on the knee means Martin Corry gets another start in place of the Welshman.

Corry joined the tour as a replacememant for unlucky Simon Taylor, injured in his Lions debut against Western Australia in Perth. His place on the bench will be taken by Scott Murray.

Coach Graham Henry said: "It's not a major thing and he will be available for Tuesday night's game against Australia A. We have a priority here of making sure people are right before they play. There is another big game coming up on Tuesday, and it seems ridiculous to push people to play if they are not 100%."

The news is not good for Phil Greening either. His more serious knee injury is still two weeks away from being fixed and he will officially leave the tour party when it reaches in Sydney.

The Wasps forward suffered a partial knee ligament tear during training in Perth last week.

Although he has subsequently made what Lions manager Donal Lenihan termed ``significant progress,'' he is still at least a fortnight away from possible match fitness.

Greening, who was hurt a day before the tour opener against Western Australia and therefore hasn't played a game, will officially leave the Lions party when it arrives in Sydney on Sunday.

He is remaining in Australia to undergo further treatment, and could conceivably be summoned as cover if any of the Lions' three hookers - Keith Wood, Robin McBryde or Gordon Bulloch - were injured before the trip ends on July 14.

But that unlikely scenario could only then only unfold if Greening was fit, and there is still some way to go in his rehabilitation programme.

It is a devastating setback for the 25-year-old, whose pre-tour prospects of making the Lions' Test 22 were extremely high.

Greening, capped 23 times by England, becomes the second player to see his trip reach a premature conclusion.

Scotland back-row forward Simon Taylor damaged knee ligaments during the Western Australia game last Friday, and flew home less than 24 hours later.

``We've had Phil medically re-examined,'' Lenihan said. ``He has made significant progress, but it will be another two weeks before he can play.''

With Bulloch already part of the squad, and McBryde recovering rapidly from a thigh injury, there are no plans to send for further hooking reinforcements.