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41: 1066:, Gatland led Wales to second with 7 points, 3 points behind victors England. The Championship started with a 16–all draw against Ireland in Dublin, before Wales went on to secure a 27–23 victory over Scotland in Cardiff. They backed up the Scottish victory with a 19–10 win over the French, before going down to England 25–21. At one point in that match, Wales were down 19–0, but scored three tries in the second half to come with in 4 points of the victory. In the final match, Wales earned their biggest winning margin in a six nations match, winning by 53 points in a 67–14 victory over Italy. In June 2016, Gatland took Wales on a 1545: 407: 1133:, Gatland said that should Wales start off the campaign with a victory over France, "we can win it given we have home games against England and Ireland." Down 0–16 after the first half in Paris, Wales rallied to win 24–19, and subsequent wins over Italy (26–15), England (21–13), Scotland (18–11) and Ireland (25–7) saw them win the Grand Slam, stretching their winning run to 14, breaking their previous record of 11 set in 1910, and making Gatland the first-ever coach to win three Grand Slams in the Five or Six Nations era. 3191: 3131: 3148: 3104: 5311: 4659: 3173: 3063: 1114:, Gatland stated that Wales "will win the Six Nations". His statement was backed up after Wales convincingly beat Scotland 34–7 in the opening round, earning themselves their first ever try bonus point. The following week, despite keeping England scoreless for 60 minutes, Wales lost 12–6. In round three, Wales came within moments of stealing the game from Ireland, only losing by 3 points in over time. However, an intercept from 1583: 1506: 3087: 1467: 5297: 4645: 995:, where Wales claimed their first Autumn international win since 2009, when they beat Argentina 40–6, a record winning margin, in their second test of their campaign. Despite there being mostly Welsh players on the British & Irish Lions tour earlier that year, Wales failed to defeat Australia at home, going down 30–26 in their final match of the series. Gatland led Wales to third in the 999:, defeating Italy 23–15 in their opening match, before they were convincingly beaten by Ireland a week later 26–3. They returned to winning ways when they beat France 27–6, however they lost to England at Twickenham to end any hopes of retaining their Championship. In their match of the Championship, Wales defeated a 14-man Scotland side, 51–3, a record winning margin. Ahead of 841: 976:, as in April 2012 Gatland broke both his heels while on holiday in New Zealand, and needed reconstructive surgery on his right heel. Initial hopes were that he would recover in time to lead Wales for their three-test tour, but on 19 April 2012 it was announced that he would not recover before the tour, and assistant coach 988:, but was allowed to coach the side against Australia and New Zealand. With Wales suffering three defeats on their summer tour, and their winless Autumn campaign, Wales dropped to ninth in the IRB World Rankings, their second-lowest ever ranking and a position they had not been in since 2007, before Gatland's appointment. 1277:. The criticism continued into the tour, especially after he called up 6 players to the squad on 17 June (a further 4 Welsh players) that was based purely on geography rather than skill. He was depicted as a clown in the New Zealand media after he continued to complain about "foul" tactics of the All Blacks. 1099:, 40–7 in a mid-week match. In the second test, the teams were level after 40 minutes 10–all, but 26 unanswered points in the second half, including 4 tries with in 15 minutes saw the All Blacks secure the series after winning 36–22. The final test saw New Zealand clinch the series 3–0, winning 46–6. 1349:
On 28 June 2019, it was announced Gatland would return home to Hamilton to coach the Chiefs on a four-year deal which would include a sabbatical in 2021 to coach the British & Irish Lions. His first season in charge was a disaster, with his side losing all eight games in the Super Rugby Aotearoa
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beforehand, Gatland stated that it would have been "his dream" to face England in his final game in charge of Wales. As it was, Wales played their final game of the tournament, and Gatland's final game as Head Coach (prior to his reappointment in 2022) against New Zealand in the bronze medal match -
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coming in as forwards coach, while retaining Rob Howley as attack coach and Andy Farrell as defence coach. Graham Rowntree and Neil Jenkins remained, however specialising in scrummaging and kicking. On 19 April, Gatland and his team named a 41-man squad, consisting of 16 English, 12 Welsh, 11 Irish
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title heading into the final week. Having beaten Scotland, France, Ireland before the closing week, Ireland, England and Wales were all even on 6 points, while France were also still in contention on 4 points. For Wales to claim the title, they needed to beat Italy by 26 points or more to get ahead
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and a record breaking 66–0 win over Fiji, their loss was a 17–16 defeat to the Springboks. Wales beat Ireland 22–10 in the quarter-final, but lost to France 9–8 in the semi-final. They lost the Bronze final to Australia 21–18 to finish fourth. This meant that Wales were ranked fourth in the world,
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nearly caused the Welsh players to go on strike before the match against England on the 25th February 2023 - on which Gatland commented of his players that there had been "quite a significant split in the group" over the option to strike - the match, a 10-20 loss for Wales, eventually went ahead.
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to injury. Despite many injuries before and during the World Cup, Gatland guided the team out of the "pool of death", with victories over Uruguay 54–9, England 28–25 and Fiji 23–13. They played South Africa in the quarter-final, and with 5 minutes to go, Wales were leading 19–18, but a try to
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saw Wales at best get a 16–16 draw with Fiji – losses to Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. For the third consecutive year, Wales finished fourth in the Six Nations table, but on top of their wins over Scotland and Italy, Gatland led Wales to their first victory over Ireland since 2008.
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post 80 minutes. His team in the second test, consisting of nine Welsh, six Irish, seven English and one Scot, lost the test in Melbourne 16–15. In the third test, Gatland was heavily criticised for naming 11 Welsh players in the matchday squad, as well as for the dropping of
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of England and Ireland. They defeated Italy by 41 points, winning 61–20 scoring 8 tries. However, Ireland overtook Wales when they beat Scotland 40–10, which meant when England won 55–35, Ireland retained their 2014 title. Gatland was heavily criticised ahead of the
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in a one-off test match 22–20, before securing a 2–0 series win over Argentina. The first test victory (23–10) was Wales' first win in Argentina since 2004, and with the second test victory, meant Wales won a first series over Argentina since 1999.
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all retiring. The first test saw Wales put up a convincing display, leading the World Champions 18–15 at half time. However, Wales dropped off after the 60th minute, conceding three tries to lose the game 39–21. Wales then went down to
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Since the 2013 tour, Warren Gatland has been very vocal over his desire to lead the Lions in 2017 against his home nation New Zealand. In December 2013 Gatland was named UK coach of the year at the 2013 UK Coaching Awards.
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and 2 Scottish players. His Welsh captain Sam Warburton remained as captain. Gatland was heavily criticised for the lack of Scottish players in squad, considering Scotland had beaten both Ireland and Wales during the
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in a mid week match. In the first test, he named ten Welsh players in the match day-23, four Irish, eight English and one Scot. This team won the first test 23–21, following a missed penalty by
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at this time, but Gatland helped steer them away from the relegation zone and develop one of the meanest defences in Europe. He took over as director of rugby when Melville left for
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competition. This led to him being voted as the worst coach in the competition. In December 2022, Gatland left his role at the Chiefs and returned to coach the Welsh national team.
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Gatland this time took a full 10-month sabbatical from Wales, handing his coaching reins to Rob Howley. Gatland wanted continuity in his coaching staff, with the only change being
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26–19 after trailing 19–6 with nearly sixty minutes played. It was Wales' first win at Twickenham since 1988. After victories over Scotland and Italy, Wales went on to defeat the
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try brought South Africa within 6 points of a draw. With 2 minutes left on the clock, Wales conceded a penalty try to lose the match 31–30. Wales earned two victories during the
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Despite all the criticism from both British and New Zealand press and fans, Gatland persisted with his style and selections and gained 4 wins in the non-test games;
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29–12, to clinch their 10th Grand Slam, 100 years after they won their first. Despite being Six Nations Champions, Gatland led Wales to a 2–0 test series defeat to
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in the countries first ever meeting, 13–6, and South Africa 24–22. Their defeats came at the hand of Australia 29–21 and New Zealand 33–18. In the buildup to the
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16–12, thus winning the Triple Crown themselves. This was the first time Wales has held this trophy since 2005. In the final round of fixtures, Wales beat
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in the National Provincial Championship (NPC), he led the side to seventh in the Division 1 table. However, under the new competition format, the
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near the end of the 1994 season. He finished the season with 140 games in total and announced his retirement before the start of the 1995 season.
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In March 2012, in the wake of his second Six Nations Grand Slam with Wales, he was interviewed for the position of head coach for the Lions'
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Following a sabbatical from Wales due to his 2017 British and Lions commitments, Gatland led Wales to 2 victories in four matches during the
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side who had already scored over 70 points in their opening two fixtures. However, Gatland led Ireland to a close 18–16 defeat at the
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played in the summer of 2023, despite only winning one of their three tests. This form continued during the pool stages of the
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27–20 in the final. At the end of the 2004/2005 season, Gatland returned to New Zealand, where he was installed as coach at
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as one of the year's three distinguished alumni. In 2022, Gatland received a honorary fellowship from Cardiff University.
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saw Gatland's Wales fall to a second consecutive finish in fifth place, after only winning one match away against
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During the tour, Gatland led the Lions to a 2–1 series victory over the Wallabies, the first series win since the
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in 2009. It was the Lions first win over the All Blacks in the professional era, with the last victory coming in
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against the world champions New Zealand. The All Blacks were without many of their World Cup winning side, with
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On 19 March 2000, Ireland beat France in Paris for the first time since 1972, when a hat-trick of tries from
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and was one of Waikato's longest-serving players, playing 140 games for the province – a record at the time.
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On 9 November 2007, Gatland was named head coach of Wales, and took up his position on 1 December 2007.
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Gatland launched his coaching career as a player/coach for Taupiri in 1989, and after the All Blacks'
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in the final 37–31, losing only one match in the run up to the knock out stages. However, in the
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was appointed as caretaker. Due to his success with Wales, Gatland was named head coach for the
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In 2019 Gatland was once again named head coach of the British and Irish Lions ahead of their
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in New Zealand. He coached the team to promotion from the third division to the second in the
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campaign and failed to make it to the quarter-finals after losing narrowly to Argentina in a
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In 2012, Gatland made a cameo appearance as himself in an episode of the UK TV comedy drama
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In June 2018, Gatland led his side to three from three victories, defeating South Africa in
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in France, where Wales won all of their matches in Pool C: a narrow 32-26 victory against
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in 2001 picked too many Welsh players who were insufficiently good for the tour. He named
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in the fourth round of the competition. During this tournament, player disputes with the
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Following the tour, Gatland was in the running to be the next All Blacks head coach.
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consisted of a 2–0 test series defeat to the All Blacks (42–9 and 29–10), and their
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tournament by taking Wales to a World Cup semi-final after they finished top of
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game to the training sessions, which was well received by the other players.
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Gatland offered his resignation following Wales' sixth place finish in the
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their highest ever ranking again under Gatland, previously fourth in 2009.
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season. Under Gatland's guidance, Wasps won three Premiership titles; in
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Gatland's first game as coach of Wales was in the opening week of the
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After losing his job with Ireland, he joined the coaching staff at
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After retiring from the club in 1994, he became assistant coach to
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between 2020 and 2022 before returning to Wales in December 2022.
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On 7 September 2016, Gatland was announced as head coach for the
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Gatland's Wales went on to show signs of improvement during the
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in a thrilling come-from-behind 20-19 victory, after France's
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Wales were unable to retain their Six Nations title in
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Gatland became the record-holder of the most games for
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Gatland returned to his post with Wales ahead of the
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led them to a 27–25 win. Ireland also beat France at
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coach and former player who is the head coach of the
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His first match in charge was against a rampant 1046:, having played some key players in Wales' final 5910: 982:2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia 776:, winning eight from eight matches, and beating 428:but its sources remain unclear because it lacks 99:95 kg (14 st 13 lb; 209 lb) 5999:New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Ireland 5954:Rugby union players from Hamilton, New Zealand 1819:BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award 1783: 5989:People educated at Hamilton Boys' High School 5939:New Zealand national rugby union team coaches 5652: 5344: 5044: 4692: 4383: 4031: 3789: 3471: 3234: 2134:"Epic England win not enough to deny Ireland" 1831:BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award 960:matches; 17–10 win over Samoa, 81–7 win over 588:. He played 17 non-international matches for 2584:. 7 December 2016 – via www.bbc.co.uk. 2093:"Late penalty-try leaves gutsy Wales broken" 1324:Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1247:In March 2015, he was criticised, by former 1176: 933:and Australia. Wales remained fourth in the 642:, leading them to the quarter-finals of the 2608: 2064: 1173:a convincing 40-17 win for the All Blacks. 1148:with four wins from four. Wales then faced 1037:Wales were within a chance of claiming the 5659: 5645: 5351: 5337: 5051: 5037: 4699: 4685: 4390: 4376: 4038: 4024: 3796: 3782: 3478: 3464: 3241: 3227: 2703:(Supplement). 10 October 2020. p. B9. 2598:. 19 April 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk. 2308:"Gatland laments Wales' semi-final defeat" 1028:Officer of the Order of the British Empire 937:, with victories over Italy and Scotland. 921:campaign, which consisted of wins against 479:(born 17 September 1963) is a New Zealand 39: 6004:People associated with Cardiff University 5924:Ireland national rugby union team coaches 2939:"University honours distinguished alumni" 459:Learn how and when to remove this message 2693: 2122:(Supplement). 14 June 2014. p. b12. 2112: 1851:. The same year, he was honoured by the 862:, which was a major upset as Wales beat 839: 5964:Wales national rugby union team coaches 2663: 2201: 1003:, Wales were without key players, like 5911: 2678: 2272: 1956: 1140:, Gatland repeated the success of the 1059:, saw South Africa claim a 23–19 win. 804:On his return to New Zealand to coach 653: 5640: 5332: 5032: 4680: 4371: 4019: 3777: 3459: 3222: 2892: 1994:from the original on 11 November 2013 1880:"Gatland takes over as Ireland coach" 1858:Gatland published his autobiography, 1156:was shown a red card for an elbow to 788:season, Wasps won the title, beating 518:, when they won the Test series 2–1; 510:. Gatland was also head coach of the 502:, and reached the semi-finals of the 3161:British & Irish Lions Head Coach 1341:won the series by two games to one. 917:. However, he led the team in their 400: 2358:"Gatland accepts Lions appointment" 2065:Abbandonato, Paul (19 April 2012). 1358:In December 2022, Wales head coach 952:Gatland led Wales to fourth in the 623:leading them to promotion into the 13: 3075:Ireland National Rugby Union Coach 2609:Mitchelmore, Ian (19 April 2017). 2273:Kitson, Robert (20 October 2019). 2202:Parfitt, Delme (25 January 2018). 1405:, a record-breaking 40-6 win over 1353: 610: 14: 6025: 5969:British & Irish Lions coaches 3014: 2721:. No. 63135. 10 October 2020 2090: 1906:"Gatland unveiled as Wales coach" 1707:Winner: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05 1694: 1282:New Zealand Provincial Barbarians 1055:Springbok captain and scrum half 1050:, Wales lost Leigh Halfpenny and 666:, Gatland was appointed coach of 571: 522:, when the series was drawn; and 91:1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 5974:Connacht Rugby non-playing staff 5309: 5295: 4657: 4643: 3203:Wales National Rugby Union Coach 3189: 3171: 3146: 3129: 3119:Wales National Rugby Union Coach 3102: 3085: 3061: 2683:– via www.theguardian.com. 2668:– via www.telegraph.co.uk. 1957:Harlow, Phil (2 February 2008). 1842: 1581: 1543: 1504: 1465: 1330:for services to rugby in Wales. 1220:as his assistants for the tour. 662:resigned after round one of the 636:National Provincial Championship 405: 5949:New Zealand rugby union players 5944:New Zealand rugby union coaches 5006:(withdrew for personal reasons) 2982: 2957: 2931: 2909: 2886: 2861: 2836: 2811: 2785: 2759: 2733: 2707: 2687: 2679:Aylwin, Michael (8 July 2017). 2672: 2657: 2639: 2621: 2602: 2588: 2574: 2548: 2527: 2501: 2480: 2454: 2428: 2402: 2376: 2350: 2325: 2300: 2266: 2240: 2214: 2195: 2173: 2151: 2126: 2106: 892:2008 mid-year rugby union tests 800:Return to New Zealand (Waikato) 732: 494:from 2007 to 2019, he won four 2664:Hayward, Paul (26 June 2017). 2084: 2058: 2032: 2006: 1976: 1950: 1924: 1898: 1872: 1409:, and a 43-19 victory against 1164:in the semi-final, as well as 1001:Wales' 2014 South African tour 956:, winning three of their four 774:2002–03 European Challenge Cup 694:. 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The team was bottom of the 715:2001 Six Nations Championship 713:in the return fixture in the 625:All-Ireland League Division 2 5994:University of Waikato alumni 564:As a player, he played as a 7: 6009:New Zealand autobiographers 5984:Waikato rugby union players 3046:Collected news and articles 1774:Winner: 2008*, 2012*, 2019* 658:On 24 February 1998, after 10: 6030: 5599:(injury cover for Russell) 2927:– via www.bbc.co.uk. 2191:– via www.bbc.co.uk. 2169:– via www.bbc.co.uk. 1756: 1737: 1651: 1646: 1198:2012 Autumn internationals 1104:2017 Autumn Internationals 1021:2014 autumn internationals 993:2013 Autumn internationals 919:2009 Autumn internationals 896:2008 Autumn internationals 582:Hamilton Boys' High School 529:He has previously coached 108:Hamilton Boys' High School 5890: 5801: 5682: 5622: 5523: 5370: 5360:British & Irish Lions 5279: 5195: 5075: 5014: 4878: 4718: 4708:British & Irish Lions 4627: 4519: 4413: 4353: 4222: 4125:(ruled out by suspension) 4057: 4047:British & Irish Lions 3997: 3916: 3820: 3759: 3639: 3497: 3487:British & Irish Lions 3441: 3365: 3264: 3209: 3200: 3185: 3167: 3158: 3142: 3125: 3116: 3098: 3081: 3072: 3057: 1990:. 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Williams) 1034:for services to rugby. 846:First Minister of Wales 832:Super 14 team in 2006. 729:, with a 47% win rate. 553:, with whom he won the 443:more precise citations. 16:Wales rugby union coach 5364:2021 South Africa tour 4769:(replaced B. Vunipola) 4563:(replaced S. Williams) 3491:2009 South Africa tour 1726:European Challenge Cup 1194:2013 tour of Australia 1129:In the buildup to the 852: 844:Gatland (right) meets 557:. He has also coached 5718:(ruled out by injury) 5505:(ruled out by injury) 5479:(ruled out by injury) 5162:(ruled out by injury) 5129:(ruled out by injury) 4953:(ruled out by injury) 4927:(ruled out by injury) 4919:(ruled out by injury) 4855:(ruled out by injury) 4817:(ruled out by injury) 4712:2017 New Zealand tour 4174:(ruled out by injury) 4151:(ruled out by injury) 4133:(ruled out by injury) 4112:(replaced G. Jenkins) 2943:University of Waikato 1959:"England 19–26 Wales" 1932:"Wales shock England" 1853:University of Waikato 1777:Runner-up: 2016, 2018 1328:2020 Birthday Honours 1154:SΓ©bastien Vahaamahina 1032:2014 Birthday Honours 902:and a 21–18 win over 843: 690:and a 32–24 win over 541:, where he won three 508:2019 Rugby World Cups 118:University of Waikato 45:Gatland in March 2012 5675:2023 Rugby World Cup 5067:2019 Rugby World Cup 4406:2015 Rugby World Cup 3812:2011 Rugby World Cup 3257:1999 Rugby World Cup 1862:, in November 2019. 1395:2023 Rugby World Cup 1368:2027 Rugby World Cup 1364:2023 Rugby World Cup 1138:2019 Rugby World Cup 1044:2015 Rugby World Cup 1026:He was appointed an 986:2012 Autumn campaign 954:2011 Rugby World Cup 946:2010 Autumn campaign 696:1999 Rugby World Cup 650:in the pool stages. 646:after twice beating 576:Gatland was born in 524:South Africa in 2021 472:Warren David Gatland 199:International career 54:Warren David Gatland 5959:Rugby union hookers 4051:2013 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