Player Administration day goes by another name to most British & Irish Lions – Stash Day.
Warren Gatland’s Lions squad assembled at Syon House, back in May, for their first get-together ahead of the six-week tour to New Zealand.
While Gatland gave an introductory speech and the squad broke into smaller pods to meet the main coaching group, the main thrust of the day involved PR, press and corporate duties and getting hands on the Lions kit.
🎥 ICYMI, here's what happened when the 2017 squad gathered today #AllForOne #LionsNZ2017 pic.twitter.com/RKvMS8JZSM
— British & Irish Lions (@lionsofficial) May 8, 2017
Each of the 41 players entered one of Syon’s grand rooms and beheld a heap of individualised training and casual gear that will keep them cosy over the coming months.
In all, there were 3o items inside each players’ ‘Welcome Pack’.
We hope the lads booked some extra baggage for their flights home.
Courtesy of Alex Spink, here is the stash in the stash…
LIONS WELCOME PACK
- Training jersey
- Superlight poly t-shirt
- Training shorts
- Training socks
- Vest top
- First layer top
- Gym shorts
- Fleece shorts
Every rugby player's dream… being presented with *brand new* #LionsNZ2017 @canterburyNZ stash! 😍🎁 #AllForOne pic.twitter.com/9C8dIzEsz6
— British & Irish Lions (@lionsofficial) May 8, 2017
- Polo t-shirts
- Full-zip hoody
- Training t-shirts
- Fleece bottoms
- Crew sweatshirt
- Slim-fit tracksuit bottoms
- Zip top
- Gilet
Forget BIL, the real story of this picture is @tadhgfurlong rocking the @lionsofficial gilet! pic.twitter.com/HVW66MeSPU
— Pat McCarry (@patmccarry) May 8, 2017
- Presentation jacket
- Presentation trousers
- Storm jacket
- Beanie
- Cap
- Contact top
- Rain jacket
- Contact pants [sounds interesting!]
- Large holdall
- Medium holdall
- Boot bag
- Gym bag
- Back-pack
- Wheelie bag
- Hoodie
Basically, the whole kit and the entire kaboodle.
We hope the lads enjoyed Stash Day half as much as Irish lock Mike McCarthy:
WATCH: Mike McCarthy gets far too excited when revealing his free @IrishRugby kit https://t.co/4ITQ8qm7Yk pic.twitter.com/kO3MrzptBl
— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) January 28, 2016
Imagine if Mike ever got his hands on the full Lions kit…
