Warren Gatland fears Lions could ‘die’ if tour matches are cut

• Lions coach disagrees with proposal to cut matches from 10 to five• Gatland: ‘You would lose the mystique of what the Lions are all about’Warren Gatland fears the British & Irish Lions could “die as an entity” if a proposal to cut the number of matches they play from 10 to five goes through.Eight months out from the tour to New Zealand for which he will be the coach, Gatland’s thoughts are already racing beyond to 2021, because rugby’s administrators are negotiating over the shape of the international calendar from 2019 onwards. Related: Embarrassing All Blacks fans need to learn humilit…