Stuart Lancaster is the early favourite at 3/1 with Ladbrokes to be in charge of the Lions for their next tour, in New Zealand, in 2017.
The British and Irish Lions sealed a memorable series victory over Australia with a 41-16 triumph against the Wallabies in Sydney and in four years time they will bid for another success against southern hemisphere opposition, in the shape of the All Blacks.
The England coach is 3/1 to lead the tourists in that one while Warren Gatland is a 6/1 chance at Ladbrokes to still hold the post and Rob Howley is 4/1.
However, a win for the Lions in 2017 is considered unlikely, Ladbrokes pricing the hosts as 2/7 favourites and making the Lions 5/2 outsiders.
Elsewhere, Ladbrokes post 1/5 against the Lions being named ‘team of the year’ at the Sports Personality of the Year Awards and they also go 6/1 about Alun Wyn-Jones captaining the side in New Zealand.
Jessica Bridge of Ladbrokes told Betrescue: “When it mattered most the Lions delivered and both the bookies and punters couldn’t be more delighted. Since Gatland dropped O’Driscoll all the money was for Australia so we’ve double cause for celebration.”
Ladbrokes latest betting
2017 BRITISH & IRISH LIONS TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND
SERIES BETTING
2/7 New Zealand
5/2 British & Irish Lions
20/1 Drawn Series
TO BE NAMED CAPTAIN
6/1 Alun-Wyn Jones
10/1 Dan Lydiate
10/1 Jonathan Sexton
10/1 Tom Wood
16/1 Joe Launchbury
16/1 Sean O’Brien
25/1 Richie Gray
50/1 Toby Faletau
33/1 Ben Morgan
33/1 Owen Farrell
33/1 Geoff Parling
33/1 Ian Evans
33/1 Alex Corbisiero
33/1 Mako Vunipola
20/1 Ben Youngs
33/1 Conor Murray
NEXT LIONS COACH
3/1 Stuart Lancaster
4/1 Robert Howley
5/1 Joe Schmidt
6/1 Warren Gatland
8/1 Vern Cotter
16/1 Dean Ryan
16/1 Dean Richards
16/1 Shaun Edwards
50/1 Clive Woodward
50/1 Robbie Deans
50/1 Rob Baxter
NEXT COACH OF AUSTRALIA
3/1 Michael Chieka
4/1 Ewen McKenzie
5/1 Jake White
10/1 Warren Gatland
16/1 Clive Woodward
25/1 Joe Schmidt
200/1 David Campese
SPOTY
1/5 Lions to be BBC SPOTY team of the year
16/1 Leigh Halfpenny to be BBC Sports Personality of the Year
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