Warren Gatland is set to leave his role as head coach of Wales with immediate effect amid an appalling Six Nations and a record losing streak.
Wales went the entirety of 2024 without winning a single Test match before being thumped 43-0 by France in Paris to kick off the 2025 Six Nations and then being turned over 22-15 by Italy at the weekend in a game that wasn’t as close as the scoreline suggests to take their losing streak to 14 games.
That result in Rome has set them on course for a second straight Six Nations wooden spoon and Gatland is now set to fall on his sword, having been given a stay of execution following a review by the Welsh Rugby Union after a dismal set of autumn international results.
The 61-year-old New Zealander had a hugely success first spell in charge of Wales between 2007 and 2019, including three grand slams but has struggled since returning to the role in 2022, with Welsh rugby as a whole in crisis. The likes of interim Ireland head coach Simon Easterby, Glasgow Warriors boss Franco Smith and ex-Australia and Argentina coach Michael Cheika are among the early names being touted as a replacement.
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Warren Gatland is set to leave his role as Wales coach with immediate effect
Wales lost 22-15 to Italy over the weekend to extend their record losing streak to 14 games
Gatland had a hugely successful first spell in charge but has struggled since re-taking the role in 2022
Simon Easterby, Franco Smith and Michael Cheika among the names being touted as a replacement
Warren Gatland set to leave role as Wales coach
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Wales are in the midst of an appalling Six Nations and enduring a record losing streak, which appears to have cost Gatland his job.
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