Gatland: Oz perfect destination for Lions

Head coach Warren Gatland is tasked with leading the British and Irish Lions to a first Test series triumph in 16 years and is confident Australia is the place to do it.

Gatland: Oz perfect destination for Lions

Next summer’s tour will be the fourth since the Lions’ last triumph, in 1997 in South Africa, but Gatland has already suggested Australia will be, comparatively, the easier proposition.

Gatland said: “Going to one of the top-three teams in the world, playing away from home and being successful is incredibly challenging.

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