Warren Gatland leaves Wales role after record losing streak

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We’re not even halfway through the six nations and already Wales are saying goodbye to Warren Gatland. The national side have set a record 14 losses in a row dating back since 2023, he was expected to leave at some point soon, but after the recent loss to Italy, it was curtains for the legend.

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00:00It's been almost 500 full days since Wales last won a Test match. You'll have to cast

00:07your minds all the way back to October 2023, when we beat Georgia in our final group game

00:11of the World Cup, and since then it's been a sorry showing for Wales.

00:16Now two matches into the Six Nations, with two losses, including a demolition job at

00:20the hands of France, and now a defeat against perennial wooden spooners Italy, and the WIU

00:25have officially parted ways with legendary coach Warren Gatland.

00:29Gatland was brought back into the role after a poor run of games to try and get that winning

00:33mentality back to the side, but he's now overseen our worst run in the history of Welsh

00:38rugby. Cardiff head coach Matt Sherratt has been

00:41named as the interim coach for the rest of the tournament, and you'll have a tough time

00:45with three more matches against Ireland, Scotland and England coming up over the following weeks.

00:51Wales are now ranked the lowest we've ever been at 14th place in the world, so surely

00:56it can only get better from here.

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