Wales’s Sam Warburton leads race for British and Irish Lions captaincy

• Wales captain led Lions to 3-1 victory over Australia in 2013• England’s Dylan Hartley also in frame to lead team in New ZealandSam Warburton will captain Wales in their four-match autumn Test series and in next year’s Six Nations in a significant departure by the men in red before the Lions tour to New Zealand next summer.Warburton led the Lions in Australia in 2013 and, with Warren Gatland taking a year-long sabbatical from Wales before the 10-match trip to New Zealand for which he will be head coach, is the leading contender for the armband, closely pursued by England’s Dylan Hartley who …