{"id":195922,"date":"2021-07-23T01:08:40","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T23:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/sa-news-gatland-takes-a-gamble-on-lions-team-for-south-africa-tour\/"},"modified":"2021-07-23T01:08:40","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T23:08:40","slug":"sa-news-gatland-takes-a-gamble-on-lions-team-for-south-africa-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/sa-news-gatland-takes-a-gamble-on-lions-team-for-south-africa-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"SA News: Gatland takes a gamble on Lions team for South Africa tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=A4EC512D716C4351AE502117A2A13048&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.thetimes.co.uk%2farticle%2fgatland-takes-a-gamble-on-lions-team-for-south-africa-tour-8md8fdqwl&#038;c=15775351675720213056&#038;mkt=en-gb\">Gatland takes a gamble on Lions team for South Africa tour<\/a>: Ian McGeechan, that avuncular assassin and Lions legend, once opined that 90 per cent of being a successful coach was down to team selection. On the basis of his record both with Wales and the Lions &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=A4EC512D716C4351AE502117A2A13048&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.thetimes.co.uk%2farticle%2fgatland-takes-a-gamble-on-lions-team-for-south-africa-tour-8md8fdqwl&#038;c=15775351675720213056&#038;mkt=en-gb\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=A4EC512D716C4351AE502117A2A13048&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2ftalksport.com%2fsport%2frugby-union%2f914547%2fsouth-africa-v-british-amp-irish-lions-live-commentary-kick-off-time-team-news-first-test-cape-town%2f&#038;c=15314833365642815212&#038;mkt=en-gb\">South Africa vs British &#038; Irish Lions LIVE commentary: Full coverage of first Test in Cape Town \u2013 kick-off time, confirmed line-ups and latest news<\/a>: The British &#038; Irish Lions take on world champions South Africa in the first Test of their summer tour this weekend. The Lions won five of their six warm-up games heading into the blockbuster &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=A4EC512D716C4351AE502117A2A13048&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2ftalksport.com%2fsport%2frugby-union%2f914547%2fsouth-africa-v-british-amp-irish-lions-live-commentary-kick-off-time-team-news-first-test-cape-town%2f&#038;c=15314833365642815212&#038;mkt=en-gb\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=A4EC512D716C4351AE502117A2A13048&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.thesun.co.uk%2fsport%2f15666349%2fbritish-lions-first-test-vickery-south-africa-rugby%2f&#038;c=5179665405116793243&#038;mkt=en-gb\">Lions\u2019 First Test vs South Africa will be a \u2018total and utter confrontation\u2019, claims England legend Phil Vickery<\/a>: PASSIONATE Englishman Phil Vickery won a World Cup with the Red Rose on his chest \u2014 but the Lions stirs something even deeper inside his soul. Asked what it means to be a Lion, the five-cap star\u2019s &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=A4EC512D716C4351AE502117A2A13048&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.thesun.co.uk%2fsport%2f15666349%2fbritish-lions-first-test-vickery-south-africa-rugby%2f&#038;c=5179665405116793243&#038;mkt=en-gb\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gatland takes a gamble on Lions team for South Africa tour: Ian McGeechan, that avuncular assassin and Lions legend, once opined that 90 per cent of being a successful coach was down to team selection. 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