"I'm furious" - Lions boss Warren Gatland furious after team leaked
Rugby NewsWednesday, 21 July 2021 at 14:49
Warren Gatland has revealed change the way he announces his Lions XV after his teamfor the First Test against South Africa was leaked.
Gatland had been due to announce his team to the public on Thursday but it was reported by the Times on Tuesday evening.
“I'm furious. I don’t know how that happened,” he said.
“It wasn’t a 100 per cent right. Obviously someone has leaked that out, whether that is on purpose or accidentally or someone has betrayed someone’s trust - whether that’s a player or a staff member.
“So, what I’ll do next week is just name the team to the players and name the team to the press straight away.”
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