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Paul Abbandonato

Warren Gatland tells Steve Borthwick to avoid big mistake Eddie Jones made and reveals incredible Lions story

Wales boss Warren Gatland has revealed the incredible story of how new England coach Steve Borthwick was forced to do TWO jobs on the Lions tour to New Zealand.

As well as acting as a Lions forwards coach for the three-Test battle with New Zealand, a full-on role in itself, Borthwick was also being asked by Eddie Jones to analyse England's games against Argentina via video which were going on simultaneously.

Gatland says it is a demand he would never have made of one of his own coaches, particularly as a 16-hour time difference between New Zealand and Argentina made matters even more complicated, but was full of admiration for the way Borthwick got on with the gruelling double task without complaining.

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