Warren Gatland wants England players to ask clubs for early Lions release

Gatland warns players could be overlooked for South Africa tourLions warm-up against Japan on same day as Premiership finalWarren Gatland has called on England players to lobby their clubs for early release next summer to avoid potentially missing out on the British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa. Gatland warned some of Eddie Jones’s squad are at risk of being overlooked because their clubs will not make them available for the warm-up Test against Japan and while he remains hopeful an agreement will be reached, he compared negotiations with Premiership Rugby to Brexit, urging the playe…