Sir Ian McGeechan offers Lions selection advice to Warren Gatland
Wednesday 20 March 2013 16:46, UK
Image:Sir Ian McGeechan: Former Lions boss offers selection advice to Warren Gatland
Lions coach Warren Gatland has been warned not to include players carrying injuries in his squad for this summer's tour of Australia.
Continuity
Wales coach Rob Howley will also be on the Lions coaching staff for a second tour, along with Andy Farrell and Graham Rowntree, and McGeechan says continuity is an important factor.
He added: "When you are trying to put together a top-class, world-class Test team, if you have got that little bit of continuity you are away from first base straight away.
"I think Warren Gatland was the right appointment, he's an outstanding coach but he also understands the Lions and has experience from 2009. So it will be lot of similar management people and maybe a third to a half of the players.
"You are not starting from scratch knowing you have five weeks to be Test match ready."
