Rugby Union - British & Irish Lions Coaching Team Announcement - Carton House Hotel, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland - 7/12/16 British & Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland during the announcement Reuters / Clodagh Kilcoyne Livepic
LONDON (Reuters) - Warren Gatland will reveal his British and Irish Lions squad for the daunting tour of New Zealand on Wednesday, when talk in rugby clubs across the region will quickly switch from who will be on the plane to who is likely to be in the test team.
Gatland, who oversaw the 2-1 series victory over Australia four years ago, is tipped to select Welsh flanker Sam Warburton as captain for the second time, an honour previously bestowed only on England's Martin Johnson.
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