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"There was quite a significant split in the group over which way to go"

Gatland: Strike threat caused 'split' in Welsh squad

Warren Gatland has revealed that a threat of possible player strike action before Wales' Guinness Six Nations clash against England caused "quite a significant split" and "tension" within his squad.

Rugby • 09 Mar 23

"The discipline and soft penalties cost us"

Gatland: Ill-discipline cost us against Ireland

Warren Gatland has lamented "discipline and soft penalties" as key factors behind Wales' heaviest Six Nations home defeat for 22 years.

Rugby • 06 Feb 23

Gatland coached Wales to three Grand Slams in his long stint in charge between 2008 and 2019

Gatland rubbishes England talk as he re-takes Wales job

Warren Gatland says he is "under no illusions what the expectations are" after signing on for a second coaching stint with Wales to mastermind next year's Six Nations and World Cup campaigns.

Rugby • 05 Dec 22

Wales reacted from their heavy loss to New Zealand with a narrow win over Argentina in Cardiff

Wales bounce back with hard-fought win over Argentina

Wales put their Autumn Nations Series campaign back on track by beating Argentina 20-13 in an arm-wrestle of a Test match at the Principality Stadium.

Rugby • 12 Nov 22

'We are not the finished product. We will keep on improving and fine-tuning. We are measuring up quite nicely but we can't get ahead of ourselves'

Pivac: Moments like this make up for the bad times

Wayne Pivac admitted that Wales had been on an "emotional rollercoaster" before reaching their destination and being crowned Guinness Six Nations champions.

Rugby • 27 Mar 21

Hadleigh Parkes of Wales is tackled by Andrew Conway of Ireland

Ireland 24-14 Wales - recap

Ireland claimed a deserved 24-14 bonus-point victory over grand slam champions Wales at the Aviva Stadium. See how it all unfolded here.

Six Nations • 13 Feb 20

'We punch massively above our weight when you consider the playing size of numbers in Wales so I'm really proud of these guys'

Proud Gatland admits penalty count proved costly

Wales coach Warren Gatland admitted his side paid the price for conceding too many penalties as they suffered an agonising 19-16 defeat to South Africa in their World Cup semi-final.

Rugby • 27 Oct 19

RWC semi-final recap: Wales 16-19 South Africa

Live updates of the weekend's second World Cup semi-final between South Africa and Wales in Yokohama. Game underway at 9am.

Rugby • 27 Oct 19

'A lot of coaches make mistakes because they've got 20 things they want to fix'

Gatland defies critics to emerge as all-time great

The Wales coach has established himself as one of the most successful coach in the history of northern hemisphere - what lessons can be drawn from his remarkable career?

Rugby • 26 Oct 19

Liam Williams has emerged as an injury doubt for Wales ahead of their semi-final against South Africa

Liam Williams doubtful for RWC semi-final showdown

Wales full-back Liam Williams is an injury doubt for Sunday's World Cup semi-final against South Africa, according to reports.

Rugby • 24 Oct 19

Wales's squad for Japan has been announced

Warren Gatland names Wales's World Cup squad

The Wales squad for the 2019 World Cup squad has been named with Scarlets Rhys Patchell, who impressed in the closing stages against Ireland yesterday, getting the nod ahead of Cardiff's Jarrod Evans.

Rugby • 01 Sep 19

Recap: Wales 17-22 Ireland

Live updates from Ireland's latest World Cup warm-up game against Wales in the Principality Stadium. Kick-off at 2.30pm

Rugby • 31 Aug 19

"I am not too worried about whether I have a job or not for a while"

Gatland has had offers - but not from England

Wales boss Warren Gatland says he has received a number of approaches about a possible post-World Cup job but insists England have not contacted him.

Rugby • 30 Apr 19

The Sunday Telegraph has said Warren Gatland is set to take charge of a Lions tour for the third time in 2021

Report: Gatland set to be named Lions coach for 2021

Warren Gatland is set to be reappointed as British and Irish Lions head coach for the 2021 South Africa tour, according to a report.

Rugby • 21 Apr 19

Player ratings: Half-backs struggle on grim afternoon

The player ratings after an extremely grim day for Ireland as they were forced to play the role of fumbling extras in a Wales Grand Slam celebration.

Rugby • 16 Mar 19

Wales beat Ireland to claim an unlikely Grand Slam in 2005

Wales powered again on wave of giddy confidence

When the Welsh get the scent of polished silverware in their nostrils, they're hard to stop

Six Nations • 14 Mar 19

In 10 Grand Slam finales in Cardiff, Wales have only stumbled once, against France in 1988

O'Sullivan: Ireland don't need to win in Cardiff

Former Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan believes that Joe Schmidt's team don't really "need" to win in Cardiff next weekend, arguing that a good performance is all that's required to leave them in a good place for the rest of the World Cup year.

Rugby • 11 Mar 19

Warren Gatland is seeking to guide Wales to a third Grand Slam of his reign this year

Warburton can't foresee England gig for Gatland

Sam Warburton says it would "really surprise" him if Wales boss Warren Gatland succeeds Eddie Jones in the England hot-seat.

Rugby • 03 Mar 19

Recap: Wales gunning for Slam as they derail England

The action is it happened from one of the most highly anticipated encounters in the Six Nations - Wales v England in the Principality Stadium.

Rugby • 23 Feb 19

Warren Gatland (centre) alongside Huw Bennett and Neil Jenkins at a Wales training session at the Principality Stadium

England accuse Gatland of 'trying to stir the pot'

England have reacted to Warren Gatland's claim that Kyle Sinckler is a "timebomb" by wishing Wales luck if they attempt to exploit his short fuse.

Rugby • 22 Feb 19

Eddie Jones has claimed that Saturday's encounter is the "biggest game of the Welsh players' lives"

Gatland: Jones is 'taking the mick' in Cardiff build-up

Wales head coach Warren Gatland believes England prop Kyle Sinckler "emotionally, can be a bit of a time-bomb" ahead of Saturday's Guinness Six Nations showdown.

Rugby • 22 Feb 19

The England prop will miss the remainder of the Six Nations with injury

Mako Vunipola to miss rest of Six Nations with injury

England prop Mako Vunipola has been ruled out of the rest of the 2019 Guinness Six Nations with an ankle injury, the Rugby Football Union has announced.

Rugby • 12 Feb 19

Thomas Young will start for Wales in Rome

Young and Holmes to make Wales 6N debut in Italy

Wasps flanker Thomas Young will make his Six Nations debut for Wales in Saturday's clash against Italy.

Rugby • 07 Feb 19

Wales host Ireland on the final weekend of the 2019 Six Nations

D'Arcy foresees Wales-Ireland final day decider

The Six Nations will boil down to a final-weekend title decider between Ireland and Wales, according to Gordon D'Arcy.

Rugby • 29 Jan 19

Wales rugby union team