This List Of Sam Warburton’s Injuries Should Really Concern Warren Gatland
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Injury prone.
Warren Gatland names his Lions squad on Wednesday with Sam Warburton expected to be named as his captain.
The Welsh forward however recently picked up a knee injury that rules him out for the next six weeks, meaning he could miss the start of the tour, although his club Cardiff Blues maintain he will be fit in time.
The issue however is what if he isn’t ready or if he suffers a setback in his rehabilitation? When you take a look at his injury record it’s quite worrying.
Sam Warburton is on the treatment table once again.
A front-runner for #Lions captaincy – will he be able to put this record behind him? pic.twitter.com/Kbvl0i312L
— BBC 5 live Sport (@5liveSport) April 11, 2017
One of these injuries it should be noted was during the 2013 Lions tour where he captain. He ending up missing the end of the tour and the third Test.
