Sean O’Brien blames Lions coaches for not beating the All Blacks

Flanker says British & Irish Lions could have won 3-0 against New Zealand

Sean O’Brien British & Irish Lions
Sean O’Brien in action for the Lions in the second Test against New Zealand 
(Image credit: David Rogers/Getty Images)

Sean O’Brien believes that if the coaching had been better the British & Irish Lions could have beaten New Zealand 3-0 in the summer series.

The Leinster and Ireland flanker, who played in all three Test matches against the All Blacks, said Warren Gatland and his Lions coaching team “made a number of mistakes”.

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