Warren Gatland leaves Brian O'Driscoll out of his greatest Lions team

"I have made my selections based on a snapshot of all the players when they were at their best for the Lions when I was involved," Gatland wrote in his Telegraph column

GREATEST TEAM: Former British and Irish Lions Coach Warren Gatland has selected his greatest Lions team.

Fresh from backing Andy Farrell to become the next British and Irish Lions Head coach in his column for the Telegraph, Warren Gatland has penned a piece picking his greatest Lions team.

Gatland, who led the Lions in 2013, 2017, 2021 after serving Ian McGeechan as an assistant during the 2009 tour of South Africa, recently confirmed he will not be taking charge of the team for their trip to Australia in 2025.