Gatland's Wales-heavy Lions squad flawed by simple numbers

After months of speculation Warren Gatland has announced his squad to tour New Zealand this summer and there have been many eyebrows raised at the absence of England lock Joe Launchbury and the inclusion of just two Scottish players. Shay explores the numbers. Can Gatland justify selecting more Welsh players than Irish? Wales won the Six Nations in 2013 and the grand slam the year before, fully justifying their dominance of a Lions squad that subsequently triumphed against Australia with a 2-1 series victory down under.Yet when Gatland, who has been in charge of Wales since 2007, sees the re…