Warren Gatland leaves Wales job after dismal second stint as head coach
- Six Nations defeat by Italy was 14th consecutive reverse
- Cardiff’s Matt Sherratt takes over for rest of Six Nations
Wales have appointed Cardiff’s Matt Sherratt as interim head coach after Warren Gatland’s second spell as head coach abruptly ended on Tuesday. Gatland has paid the price for Wales’s dismal recent record, having presided over the worst losing run in the country’s 144-year international rugby history.
Saturday’s 22-15 defeat by Italy was Wales’s 14th successive Test loss and its predictable nature prompted a series of former Wales internationals to call for something to change. Gatland, 61, had been contracted until the 2027 World Cup but has now departed “by mutual agreement”. The Welsh Rugby Union’s chief executive, Abi Tierney, described the decision as being “in the best interests of the Wales squad”.
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