BRYN GATLAND reckons the Provincial Barbarians earned the Lions’ respect after pushing them close in the tour opener yesterday.
The fly-half, son of Lions boss Warren, was on course to claim bragging rights over his father with the Kiwi invitational side up 7-3 at the break after some inventive play from Gatland at 10.
“I’m really proud of the boys and the performance they put in,” Gatland junior said. “The main thing for us was to earn some respect from the Lions and I thought we did that.
“We didn’t get the result that we dreamt of but we definite...