Warren Gatland
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 61 |
Date of birth | September 17,1963 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Hamilton |
New Zealand | |
Height | 188 (cm) |
Spouse | Trudi Gatland |
Teams coached | British and Irish Lions |
Wales national rugby union team | |
Parents | Kaye Gatland |
Dave Gatland | |
Job | Coach |
Education | University of Waikato |
Hamilton Boys' High School | |
Books | In the Line of Fire: The Inside Story from the Lions Head Coach |
My Autobiography | |
School | Hamilton Boys' High School |
Children | Gabby Gatland |
Bryn Gatland | |
Nationality | New Zealand |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 429419 |
Warren Gatland Life story
Warren David Gatland CBE is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player who is currently in his second spell as the head coach of the Wales national team.
Welsh rugby: Does it matter if other countries develop your players?
... Warren Gatland admitted Wales international golden era that he oversaw - winning three Six Nations Grand Slams, four Championship titles and two World Cup semis - " papered over the cracks" of Welsh rugby s issues...
Rugby World Cup: Wales fans confident as Argentina game nears
... With Warren Gatland s side having navigated their way through the pool stage, they enter the quarter final as favourites...
S4C boss sacked after alleged abuse of Mike Phillips
... The scrum half was a mainstay of Warren Gatland s Wales sides during his first stint in charge, winning Grand Slams in 2008 and 2012, a Six Nations title in 2013, and helping the side to the semi finals of the 2011 World Cup...
Rugby World Cup: Wales, Australia fans ready for Lyon's den
... And with the former England boss no stranger to pre-match jibes with Wales and Warren Gatland, Aussie fans are expecting a hostile atmosphere...
Rugby World Cup: Nervous Wales fans await 'toughest game'
... But for some Welsh fans, the return of head coach Warren Gatland this year may have just as much of an impact as the players on the field...
News Daily: No 10 reacts to Trump on Brexit and Rugby World Cup lookahead
... It tournament finish, end a 66-year hoodoo against the All Blacks and celebrate the efforts of Warren Gatland, the Kiwi who became...
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... And it promises to be, with Wales coach Warren Gatland suggesting six or seven teams have a chance of winning it...
Rugby World Cup: Nervous Wales fans await 'toughest game'
By Iolo Cheung in BordeauxBBC News
An opponent all too familiar to Wales, Fiji will be eyeing up another significant scalp at the Rugby World Cup on Sunday.
The Two Sides have met at The Last five tournaments.
Overall Wales have won 10 of the 12 meetings.
But memories are Still Fresh of The Humbling in Nantes which dumped Gareth Jenkins ' men out of the 2007 World Cup and led to the Head Coach being sacked in the stadium Car Park .
Fiji are coming into this tournament as the highest ranked team in The Group , and Wales fans in Bordeaux are certainly wary of The Pacific islanders' threat.
" I'm a bit apprehensive, I think it's going to be a really tough game, " said Andrew, from Merthyr Tydfil , who has travelled with a Tour Group to France.
" I think it could be The Game of The Group - it's a cup game As Far as I'm concerned, we've got to treat it like one.
" Sadly I was there in Nantes for that dreaded game when Fiji beat us, so I'm hoping it won't be the same outcome. "
Lisa from Swansea, who is part of the same group, added that she was " really nervous".
" Fiji are looking really, really good and I hope that we can do our best and get the win, " She Said .
Former Wales international Dyddgu Hywel arrived in Bordeaux on Saturday, having cycled all The Way from Paris as part of a large group from Wales raising money for the Velindre cancer centre.
With the gruelling challenge done amid scorching temperatures of More Than 35C all week in France, attentions now turn to what she admits is a " massive game for Wales".
" Fiji are very Physical - we'll see how We Are at set piece and lineouts, but it may come down to fitness, " She Said .
" Temperatures are really hot here as well, you could see that from The Game [between France and New Zealand ]. But I think we'll do well. "
Other supporters in The City share her optimism.
" I think they've got a very good chance, but they've got to come out fighting, " said Aysha Lee from Abergavenny.
" You can't write Fiji off, they're playing amazing at The Moment , so I'm just hoping that Wales pull out all the stops and go for it. I think it'll be very close. "
Both sides have faced fitness issues in the Build Up to The Game , with Wales co-captain Dewi Lake not having recovered from injury In Time to be selected, and Fiji fly-half Caleb Muntz ruled out of The Tournament after hurting his knee in training.
But for some Welsh fans, The Return of Head Coach Warren Gatland this year may have just as much of an impact as the players on The Field .
" I'm quite confident, " said Ben Edwards from Llanelli.
" Gatland has come in and built a young team, and we've got a good chance in this tournament.
" I think this is the toughest game, because if we win it takes the pressure off the rest of The Group . They can go into that Australia game full of confidence. "
Despite Wales coming into The Tournament having Only Won two of their last 10 games - while Fiji recently claimed their first ever win over England - David Holmes , from Cardiff, doesn't see recent form as an issue.
" Being a Welsh fan you learn To Live with the highs and the lows, but Gatland will get us there, " He Said .
" He's trained them, he's got them to A Level that's going to be Different - I think we're going to win.
" In the Six Nations he'd had them for Five Minutes - give him a chance. He's done it before and he'll do it again. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com