Warren Gatland admits he has to make some last-minute changes to his coaching staff for the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa.
Leinster's Robin McBryde is the only Irish-based coach included along with Gregor Townsend, Steve Tandy and Neil Jenkins.
Andy Farrell made himself unavailable in order to concentrate on his job coaching Ireland.
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And Leicester's Steve Borthwick and Munster's Graham Rowntree both dropped out last week.
But Gatland says he understands their reasons