Warren Gatland has backed Wales to do “something pretty special” at the World Cup in France despite their miserable recent record. 🏴
Warren Gatland has backed Wales to do “something pretty special” at the World Cup in France despite their miserable recent record.
Wales have also slumped to ninth in World Rugby’s official rankings and talismanic figures such as Alun Wyn Jones, Justin Tipuric and Rhys Webb have all recently retired from the international game. “I think if I look back on the Six Nations and all the things that were going on, I probably needed to let things unfold a bit and not be as direct or demanding as I might have normally been.
“He is a fantastic individual and he is respected in the group. He has got a big future for Wales,” Gatland said.
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