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Warren Gatland announces British and Irish Lions squad on Sky Sports on Wednesday

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 07 2016:  Warren Gatland is announced as the Head Coach of the British & Irish Lions for the 2017 Tour to New Zealand
Image: Warren Gatland will announce his Lions touring party on Wednesday

Warren Gatland's Lions squad announcement will be streamed live on the Sky Sports website from 12pm on Wednesday.

Months of speculation will end on Wednesday when Gatland and his coaches unveil the squad for the 2017 tour to New Zealand.

The Sky Sports News cameras will be on site in the morning to get the thoughts of Stuart Barnes, Scott Quinnell, Will Greenwood and Sean Fitzpatrick ahead of the announcement, and the pundits will give their reaction to the make-up of the squad after Gatland's press conference.

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We will have a live blog in the build-up to the names being announced where we will bring you updates as well as a peek behind the scenes, while the announcement itself can be watched live on the blog from 12pm.

Gatland will also be announcing the man to lead the tour to the home of the world champions, and we will have exclusive interviews with both coach and captain in the wake of the reveal.

We will also be speaking with Rob Howley, Steve Borthwick, Graham Rowntree and Neil Jenkins, as well as other special guests on site and in studio, while Sky Sports News will be airing a Lions special from 7.30pm.

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Stay in touch with all the news and reaction from the Lions squad announcement on SkySports.com throughout Wednesday

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