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Coach has complex task selecting Lions side to face Boks

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Warren Gatland says it is by far the hardest Test selection he has been involved in

Jack Conan of The British & Irish Lions and teammates celebrate during their match against the Stormers at Cape Town Stadium on July 17 2021. Picture: GALLO IMAGES/ASHLEY VLOTMAN

Gatland may have been depicted as a clown in a cartoon in a New Zealand newspaper on their tour there in 2017‚ but he will need no convincing that his job in part demands him to be juggler‚ puppet master‚ acrobat‚ tightrope walker but perhaps most importantly‚ ringmaster. With four convincing wins and a narrow defeat to SA A‚ the Lions have ticked the majority of the boxes they were required to.

That probably in part explains the selection of lock-cum flank Courtney Lawes. He brings high energy and impact‚ while lengthening their line-out options.

 

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