Gatland: Plenty of positives from opening-game win

Warren Gatland insisted there were plenty of positives for the tourists to take forward in tougher games after struggling to a narrow opening-game victory against the Provincial Barbarians today.

Gatland: Plenty of positives from opening-game win
Sat, 03 Jun, 2017 - 13:21

NZ Provincial Barbarians 7 British & Irish Lions 13

By Simon Lewis, Whangarei

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