Lions Den

"He is the sole selector of the team," Shaun Edwards Lions defence Coach.
And right there some how lost in the game of who was picked and who was snubbed, that the media played after the Lions Team was Picked is potential a sign of things to come for the Lions and the trouble that awaits them in South Africa.

Edwards said the above quote when talking about the omission of Wales Captain Ryan Jones from the lion’s squad. It is a fascinating choice of words that Edwards’s uses he could have just simply said it was a coach’s decision but instead seemed to imply that if it was up to Edwards Jones would be going but it was McGeehan’s fault he was not travelling. Now I understand Edwards wanting to remain on good terms with the captain of the country he coaches however it seem like a very politically motivated quote that suggest if things go wrong in south Africa Edwards will be more than happy to point a finger at McGechan to save his already falling star from plummeting further.

The choice of the welsh coaching team a year ago seemed like a good idea why not bring the masterminds behind the welsh grand slam along to coach the lions however their stock plummeted after this years disappointing results and they seem like more harm than good will come from there participation on the tour. Wales coach Warren Gatland already has suggested that the welsh players hate the Irish players more than any other team and with sets of players from those two nations making up the majority of the squad that could be a very divided and tense Lockeroom.

Edwards himself is an issue the man who many in the media that touted as the head coach of England a year ago is not enjoying much success at former perennial English Club Powerhouse Wasps said to be not the most personable guy in the world the man in his training style could lead to a clash or two with non welsh lions. The most explosive storyline of Rugby’s Summer Blockbuster the Lions Tour well may have Begun Yesterday.