A Scot and three Welshmen – A look at Warren Gatland’s Lions coaching staff
Updated: April 13 2021, 9.44am
Gregor Townsend, Robin McBryde, Steve Tandy and Neil Jenkins (Andrew Matthews/Mike Egerton/Niall Carson and David Davies/PA)
British and Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland has unveiled the coaches who will work alongside him on the tour to South Africa this summer.
Here, the PA news agency looks at the appointments and their records.
Warren Gatland
Nationality: New Zealander.
Lions role: Head coach.
Test caps: None.
Club playing career: Waikato.
Form guide: Among the finest coaches in rugby history. Had domestic and European success with Wasps and took charge of Wales in 2008, winning a Six Nations Grand Slam in his first season. Further titles and Grand Slams followed, plus two World Cup semi-final appearances. Was at the helm for a Lions series win against Australia eight years ago, and drawn series with then world champions New Zealand in 2017.
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