- Howley banned for breaching betting rules last year
- Coach worked with Gatland on past two Lions tours
Warren Gatland has conceded it would be difficult to have Rob Howley on his coaching team for next summer’s British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa, as a result of the former Wales scrum-half’s ban for breaking gambling rules.
Howley has been attack coach on the past three Lions tours – with the past two under Gatland – and was the New Zealander’s assistant with Wales for more than a decade. Over the summer he completed his nine-month ban on any involvement in the sport, which was imposed by the Welsh Rugby Union after he admitted breaching World Rugby’s betting regulations.
