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Odds of Sam Warburton landing Lions captaincy slashed by bookmakers

Will Warren Gatland ignore the Irish candidates for the big job?

WARREN GATLAND WILL snub Irish stars Paul Oโ€™Connell and Brian Oโ€™Driscoll as he picks a skipper for this summerโ€™s Lions tour. If the bookies are right.

Ladbrokes has suspended betting on the market after what they described as โ€œa flood of money in the last 48 hoursโ€ for Wales flanker Sam Warburton.

โ€œIn the last six months, Warburton has gone from being a rank outsider to the odds-on favourite,โ€ a spokesperson for the bookies said. โ€œMoney talks, and it looks like Gatland has made up his mind.โ€

The New Zealand-born coach is, of course, very familiar with Warburton, through his day job with Wales.

Oโ€™Driscoll and Oโ€™Connell have both captained the British and Irish Lions in the past and were thought to be frontrunners for the position again. Gatland was in Limerick last weekend for Munsterโ€™s clash with Leinster.

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    Mar 14th 2024, 2:56 PM

    Fergieโ€™s best horse since he let Van Nistelroy go

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    Mar 14th 2024, 4:09 PM

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    Mar 14th 2024, 5:49 PM

    Either Fergie has turned into a horse or has become a jockey according to the caption under the main picture !

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