Scotland head coach in-waiting, Gregor Townsend has confirmed he turned down the opportunity to be part of the British & Irish Lions coaching ticket on their tour to New Zealand next summer.
The Glasgow Warriors head coach takes charge of Scotland in the summer and has opted to focus on the role of leading the national team in their summer tour of Australia rather than being part of Warren Gatland's backroom team.
Asked whether he was approached to be part of Gatland's team, he quoted by the BBC as saying said: "Yeah, a couple of weeks ago, and I was obviously flattered but my priority now is Glasgow and at the end of the season Scotland are going on tour so that's the priority then.
"To be approached was great and I'm sure Warren will talk about his coaching staff next week so I will leave him to talk about more details.
"I had a good think and didn't give an immediate answer. I really wanted to reflect on what was involved but I quickly realised that the Scotland tour of Australia is my number one priority at the end of this season.
"At international level you don't get that much access with the players, this is the most access you'll get with them - on a tour, you get to work with them, preparing them and spending time with them so that's the biggest factor on going on on tour."
Townsend turns down role with Lions
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