Gatland backs Jones as the next British and Irish Lions coach

Warren Gatland is backing Eddie Jones to succeed him as the next British and Irish Lions coach and expects he would bring back a clean sweep from their three-test tour of South Africa in 2021.

Gatland coached the last two Lions tours to Australia in 2013 and his native New Zealand last year but says Australian Jones is the best man to handle the next one.

The pair will meet having overseen a winning start to their respective Six Nations campaigns with injury‑hit Wales brushing aside Scotland 34‑7 in Cardiff, while England finished strongly to beat Italy 46‑15 in Rome.

Wales named an unchanged starting 15 for Sunday's game.

Jones will announce his England team on Friday.

Source: Radio NZ