Head coach Warren Gatland will today lead his adopted country for the 149th time when Wales host world champions South Africa.
Whether the New Zealander raises his bat for an unbeaten 150 in Paris for the Six Nations opener against France next January is up for debate.
In the bowels of the Principality Stadium after the Wallabies drubbing, Gatland looked forlorn as he said he would resign if it was in the interests of Welsh rugby and could not answer whether he would be in charge this weekend, let alone for next year's Six Nations.There has been more defiance from the Wales coach as he reiterated he wants to carry on and raised questions whether bringing somebody else in would change results.
One opinion is the sport has moved on from his first spell of being Wales' most successful coach and his style is outdated. Wales assistant Rob Howley called his boss the best coach in the world and confidently asserted he would not leave his role. South Africa's second-row duo of Eben Etzebeth and Franco Mostert have 207 caps, two more than Wales' starting side.While opinion on Gatland is polarised, what cannot be debated is that Welsh rugby is in disarray.
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