Unused bench cost Lions but Warren Gatland is looking to the Tests | Gerard Meagher

Courtney Lawes could have played himself into the Lions Test side but Justin Tipuric, who has rarely put a foot wrong, looks to have played his last game on tourHaving come in for criticism for calling up the Geography Six, Warren Gatland is now being vilified for not playing them. His point is that he took on board the danger of devaluing the jersey and while all will be forgotten with a win against the All Blacks on Saturday, his failure to have the courage of his convictions comes as a shock. Had he emptied the bench against the Hurricanes it is likely the Lions would have held on for a com…