Purring Lions leave Warren Gatland bullish before All Blacks showdown | Robert Kitson

A rampant win over the Maoris in Rotorua means the tourists head to Eden Park on Saturday with momentum, confidence and the potential to spring a surpriseIn rugby, as in politics, a week can be a long time. One minute Steve Hansen is the strong and stable All Blacks guru looking down on poor Warren Gatland, the next the British & Irish Lions are emerging as increasingly serious opposition. It is beginning to feel like the oval-ball equivalent of Theresa May v Jeremy Corbyn.There was certainly a gleam in Gatland’s eye as he held court in his home town following the Lions’ 32-10 trouncing of…