The #AllForOne hashtag is clearly not working…
Former British & Irish Lions captains Brian O’Driscoll and Gavin Hastings have called on players and fans to put their nationalities to one side and get behind Warren Gatland’s men.
Noble sentiments from an Irishman and a Scot but some resentment remains after Gatland’s April 19 naming of a 41-man squad.
While Irish supporters may have hoped for two or three more inclusions – Donnacha Ryan, Garry Ringrose, Keith Earls and Simon Zebo all had good cases – fans from the other three nations have cult heroes and genuine contenders of their own.
Gatland is taking part in a Twitter Q&A with Lions sponsors Standard Life this evening and fans are being encouraged to send questions along with the #AskWarren hashtag.
Two questions keep cropping up, and cropping up again. We wonder what Gatland will make of it all…
Why so many Welsh?
https://twitter.com/Mclaren0101/status/857544566706188289
I really wanted him to be wearing these… pic.twitter.com/7PQ1DrzM5j
— WakeUpDotScot (@wakeupdotscot) April 27, 2017
Did you wear red tinted glasses whilst watching the 6 nations? Will warrenball work against such talented opposition?
— MacAndra Caomhan (@CaomhanMacandra) April 27, 2017
https://twitter.com/AdsLife84/status/857547074061160449
Where are the ****ing Scots?!
Do you think you can name more than two Scotland players #AskWarren
— Alex (@Atholl1844) April 27, 2017
They must be delighted to host a guy who only picked two Scots 😜
— Adam Caplin (@AdamCaplin) April 27, 2017
Why so many Welsh players when they finished 5th in 6 Nations and why so few Scots??
— Phil Canty (@CantyPhil) April 27, 2017
https://twitter.com/davidrhscott/status/857620230482382848
Of course, it’s not all bad vibes.
Giz a ticket
#AskWarren Any chance of a ticket for the 2nd and 3rd tests after I've been badly let down? #dreamtripprayforticket #AllForOne @SLI_Global
— Mark (@Tommytugboat404) April 27, 2017
