‘I don’t know what Warrenball is’ – Howley

British and Irish Lions assistant coach Rob Howley is adament he does not “know what Warrenball means” but warned that the tourists will try to create “rugby chaos” in New Zealand.

This was in reaction to critics saying the tactics employed by Lions head coach Warren Gatland was outdated and simplistic.

Holwey said the Lions held free-for-all training sessions this week in a bid to help the players to improvise their attacking play.

“I don’t know what Warrenball means, I haven’t got a clue,” Howley told the Telegraph.

“That’s all I can say having been part of the Lions for what is now my third tour. I’m not too sure what Warrenball means.

“We’re still working on our foundations, on some principles of the way we want to play.

“Having a framework where the players have the ability to play what’s in front of them. Rugby is a game about speed of thought.

“The players have really enjoyed the sessions we’ve been holding that we call rugby chaos, 15 against 15.

“It’s unstructured; we’re aware of the pace of the game in the southern hemisphere and it’s important we get up to speed as quickly as possible.

“It’s continual learning, the frameworks clearly aren’t in place yet, from the performance at the weekend, but we want to improve and we know we need to improve.”