Lions coaching reunion with Howley would be difficult, admits Gatland

Howley banned for breaching betting rules last yearCoach worked with Gatland on past two Lions toursWarren 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 …