IT sounds as if Warren Gatland retired himself as Lions head coach this week, and I guess coaching the Lions is a bit like Doctor Who. Some last longer than others, and you are never quite sure who is coming next. All we know is that the Lions will have a new coach when they go to South Africa in 2021.
I’m not surprised that Gatland has said he no longer wants the job, but I am surprised that he bothered to respond to Sean O’Brien’s criticisms when he didn’t really need to. By the same token, I’m not sure why the Irish flanker felt he needed to say anything and...