Ronan O’Gara: I hope Warren Gatland makes an idiot of us all again
British & Irish Lions strength and conditioning coach Paul ‘Bobby’ Stridgeon with head coach Warren Gatland and defence coach Steve Tandy. Picture: INPHO/Billy Stickland
We might all look like right idiots Saturday night. In many respects, better if we do. Warren Gatland has selected a British and Irish Lions team — certainly in respect of the backs — to finish stronger than it starts. There are several selections that will only be properly explained in the fullness of Saturday evening in South Africa.
Attempting to put anything guaranteed alongside those selected to start in Cape Town is a challenge for Gatland and his coaching staff, never mind those of us looking in, scratching our heads.
