Tommy Seymour and Stuart Hogg were the only Scots in Warren Gatland's initial Lions squad in 2017Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend says he does not expect be invited to join Warren Gatland's British and Irish Lions coaching staff in 2021. But Townsend played down the idea of a disconnect between Scotland and the Lions. "I'm sure I won't get the offer this time after turning it down last time," Townsend told BBC Scotland. "We as coaches and players think very highly of the Lions. "I think you've got the teams ranked second, third, fourth and seventh in the world that form the British and Irish Lions.

Source: BBC June 18, 2019 22:20 UTC