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rugbykino.bsky.social • 13 days ago

Gatland's gone.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2025/02/11/warren-gatland-quits-wales-coach-mid-six-nations/

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pe1st.bsky.social•13 days ago

Surprised they pulled the trigger mid tournament.

rugbykino.bsky.social•13 days ago

Nothing to lose at this point.

mickmuldoon.bsky.social•13 days ago

For the WRU? Even more shedloads of money

rugbykino.bsky.social•13 days ago

No, the WRU were going to put him on gardening leave tomorrow. An exit clause had been activated so they'd have been able to fire him this summer without a buyout.

Jumping before he's pushed now so it's 'on his terms' and he can start thumbing through LinkedIn.

mick0brien.bsky.social•13 days ago

Except more games 😊

carollouise.bsky.social•13 days ago

Of his own accord or was he fired?

rugbykino.bsky.social•13 days ago

Jumped before he was pushed, by all accounts.

chili97.bsky.social•13 days ago

kimmarshall.bsky.social•13 days ago

Sad for such an illustrious career to end like this. Perhaps now the WRU will get the root and branch reform it needs.

rugbykino.bsky.social•13 days ago

It does need it, but I won't hold my breath.

irishwomens.bsky.social•13 days ago

I feel bad for him.

He was lured back into a shit show created by greedy and incompetent blazers.

Needs a total governance overhaul.

mousketeer.bsky.social•12 days ago

Although I have heard Welsh fans say his failure to bring young talent on during his first tenure helped bring this about. And that was before the v Italy game so I think not all will be feeling sorry for Gats.

irishwomens.bsky.social•12 days ago

That's a good point. He had an old squad the first time he left. More fool him to come back to an old squad having not kept it fresh and moving before he left.

mousketeer.bsky.social•13 days ago

The WRU are not only making the IRFU look good, they're managing to out Delaney John Delaney's FAI which is actually impressive in a let's kill the golden goose kinda way.

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