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Warren Gatland is to remain as Wales head coach and lead them to the 2027 World Cup vivo
Gatland placed his future in the hands of the Welsh Rugby Union following his side’s World Cup quarter-final defeat to Argentina on Saturday vivo
The 60-year-old New Zealander, pointing to a break-up clause in his contract, said: “If the union want to get rid of me, that’s up to them vivo
”But asked at a press conference on Wednesday whether he will stay through to the next World Cup in Australia, Gatland said: “Absolutely vivo
That’s the plan vivo
“I had a joke with Nigel (Walker, interim WRU chief executive) before and said ‘You can’t get rid of me’ vivo
“I think my contract said if we didn’t get out of the pool they had a clause that said they could get rid of me vivo
I said: ‘If you do want to pay me off that’s up to you’ vivo
But I’m excited what we can do as a group vivo
”Gatland was joined at the press conference by Walker, the former Wales wing who has stood in as WRU interim CEO since the end of January and will become the executive director of rugby at the start of next year vivo
Walker said: “To be successful in international sport you have to have good coaches and good players vivo
“To be a good coach you need experience, miles on the clock, understand your craft, get your message across to players, and players have to trust you vivo
“You’ve seen the growth in the squad in a relatively small period of time and, like Warren, I’m really excited what the next four years can bring vivo
“We’ve got something to build on and we know we can grow the standard of the squad to an even greater level we saw over the last four or five weeks vivo
”Wales were written off by many before the World Cup after a difficult 12 months, which saw them suffer an embarrassing defeat to Georgia and head coach Wayne Pivac sacked in December vivo
Gatland, who coached Wales vivo between 2007 and 2019, returned to oversee a Six Nations campaign that produced only one victory after the players had threatened to take strike action over contractual issues vivo
Ken Owens, captain in that campaign, described Wales as the “laughing stock” of world rugby, but Gatland believes Wales will move forward after topping their World Cup pool with wins over Australia, Fiji, Georgia and Portugal vivo
“We’ve got an opportunity to bring some youngsters in and build on the cycle to 2027 with players having 50, 60, 70 caps behind them,” said Gatland, who became the first coach in France to lead a team to four World Cup quarter-finals vivo
“There’s also an opportunity for us to build some closer relationships with the regions and some of the changes with coaches and personnel there, and that hasn’t always been the case in the past vivo
“Often those relationships have been quite fractured because of things that were going on vivo between the regions and the unions, and we got dragged into it vivo
”Wales play the Barbarians in Cardiff on November 4 as a tribute to their former captain Alun Wyn Jones, who retired from international rugby in May vivo
Players based in France and England will not be selected as the game falls outside the international window vivo
Gatland confirmed five players – Dan Biggar, Gareth Davies, Josh Adams, Liam Williams and Louis Rees-Zammit – are injured and would have missed out on a World Cup semi-final against New Zealand this Friday had they beaten Argentina vivo
Biggar has retired from international rugby and played his last game for Wales, while Taulupe Faletau’s future will become clearer next year vivo
The 32-year-old British and Irish Lions number eight broke his arm against Georgia and missed the Argentina defeat vivo
Gatland said: “I spoke to Taulupe before he left France and said ‘get that arm fixed’ vivo
We’ll sit down then and talk about what he wants to do over the next few years in terms of playing vivo
”More aboutPA ReadyWalesWarren GatlandWelsh Rugby UnionArgentinaAlun Wyn JonesFranceKen OwensWayne PivacAustraliaCEOGeorgiaNigelGareth DaviesDan BiggarFijiTaulupe FaletauCardiffLiam WilliamsEnglandJosh Adams1/1Warren Gatland plans to lead Wales at the 2027 World Cup Warren Gatland plans to lead Wales at the 2027 World CupWarren Gatland is to remain as Wales head coach through to the 2027 World Cup (David Davies/PA)PA Wire ✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today vivo
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England will sign off an encouraging Rugby World Cup with Friday’s bronze final against Argentina at the Stade de France having lost 16-15 to South Africa in the last four vivo
Here, the PA news agency examines five things we learned from their progress through the tournament vivo
England in the right handsThe rancour of the latter stages of the Eddie Jones era saw the bond vivo between England and their fans fray, but the act of defiance produced on a sodden Paris night has the capacity to reconnect team and supporters vivo
Although it ended in heartbreak, there was much to admire as the Springboks were out-Bokked by a wet-weather masterclass devised by Steve Borthwick vivo
Expectations heading into the World Cup were at an all-time low, yet Borthwick drove them to the brink of a World Cup final and the head coach described as a rugby “genius” by wing Jonny May has proved he is the right man to lead England forward vivo
End of an eraSupporters might have to show patience as tricky waters lie ahead in the form of the inevitable rebuild for Australia 2027 vivo
Stalwarts such as Courtney Lawes, Jonny May, Dan Cole and Joe Marler are likely to have played their last Tests and while there is an impressive core of players who are in the early phase of their career – Ben Earl, Freddie Steward, Marcus Smith and Alex Mitchell among them – it could be some time before Borthwick’s vision for England really takes shape vivo
Break the World Cup cycleUnder Jones everything was sacrificed at the alter of the World Cup, repeated poor Six Nations performances explained away by their place in the bigger picture vivo
But the gut-wrenching defeat to South Africa, which was won by a 79th-minute Handre Pollard penalty, was an indicator of just how hard the tournament is to win vivo
The Webb Ellis Trophy remains the ultimate prize, but it is just part of the sport’s landscape and should not be prioritised at the expense of other competitions vivo
Red Rose greatIt did not need a strong World Cup to confirm Lawes as an all-time England great, but over the last two months, he provided emphatic confirmation nonetheless vivo
The second row-turned blindside flanker retires from Test rugby after the tournament, a 34-year-old veteran of 105 caps, who saved his best performances for the biggest games vivo
As a back-row warrior with sharp rugby instincts, he leaves giant boots to fill vivo
Martin the enforcerWhile the English game says farewell to one ultra-physical back-five forward, Saturday hinted at the birth of another vivo
George Martin was making only his fourth start, yet the 22-year-old rookie was the dominant second row on a pitch also roamed by Eben Etzevivo beth and Maro Itoje, making thunderous tackles and offering close-quarter muscle, particularly in mauls vivo
The type of brutish presence every pack needs, he should become a fixture in England’s 23 for years to come vivo
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