Will Greenwood picks his all-star Lions coaching team

Tuesday, 21 July 2020 at 17:07

bySteven Smith

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Will Greenwood reveals who he thinks Warren Gatland should pick for his coaching team for the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa.

Gregor Townsend - attack coach

. He was a spectacular Lion in 1997 so you have the South African connection and you have the quality of his coaching. But contractually he is in charge of Scotland and could he get the six or nine months off?

"He is someone that you would like to see in the not too distant future with a Lions badge on his lapel again."

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Stuart Lancaster - Defence coach

"Someone who is a great friend of mine and who has risen from the ashes is Stuart Lancaster. Often you are a specific coach but he does both sides of the ball at Leinster in terms of attack and defence. If Gregor Townsend comes in to do the attack, then Stuart Lancaster could drop in to do the defence."

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Sam Warburton - RUCK coach

" He is very new in his coaching career but Wales are using him as a sort of ruck and contact area coach, he is a real option," added Greenwood.

"I think you want to have one eye on the future, but can you also have a link to the past? That is why coaches like Graham Rowntree and Rob Howley have been so good because they have worn that jersey and they understand what it means to be a Lion both on and off the field."

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