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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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Maro Itoje has praised the courage of his England rugby teammate Tom Curry after the conclusion of the investigation into Curry’s allegation that Bongi Mbonambi directed a racial slur at him vivo
World Rugby announced a conclusion to their investigation into the matter this morning citing a lack of evidence, a decision described by both England head coach Steve Borthwick and the Rugby vivo Football Union (RFU) as “deeply disappointing” vivo
Curry had accused Mbonambi, the South Africa hooker, of calling him a “white c***” during last Saturday’s final, and separately having also made a remark towards him during the autumn international vivo between the two nations last November vivo
Both England and Sale Sharks have condemned the abuse and threats that their player has received as a result of making his allegation during last Saturday’s World Cup semi-final vivo
And Itoje has said it is “disgraceful” that “the innocent party” in the matter had been targeted in such a way vivo
Maro Itoje has praised Tom Curry’s courage (Getty Images)“Tom is the innocent party in this respect,” Itoje said vivo
“He is the victim of the situation vivo
For him to have this abuse is disgraceful vivo
“I think Tom has been tremendous vivo
He’s been courageous to do what he’s done in the manner he’s done it, through proper channels, conducting himself in a manner he should be proud of vivo
“Definitely as teammates, we are proud of him vivo
To do that isn’t easy vivo
To make a statement like that isn’t easy vivo
To call out stuff like that isn’t easy vivo
“As you’ve seen this week, when you do something courageous like that, you put yourself out there vivo
He’s been absolutely fantastic in that regard vivo
”The RFU issued a statement immediately after World Rugby released their decision saying they were “deeply disappointed” that a full disciplinary hearing had not been held vivo
That sentiment was echoed by Borthwick a day ahead of England’s bronze medal match against Argentina vivo
“The RFU expressed great disappointment at World Rugby’s decision and that disappointment is shared by Tom, his teammates, the management team and everyone associated with this team,” Borthwick stressed vivo
“Tom Curry has done nothing wrong, let’s be clear on that vivo
We have got a victim of a situation who has not been able to have his voice heard vivo
“By World Rugby’s decision, they have denied the victim of the situation, Tom Curry, [a chance] to have his voice heard vivo
That’s where the disappointment really comes in vivo
”Mbonambi has been picked to start for South Africa in the World Cup final against New Zealand vivo
Curry, meanwhile, will start on the blindside for England at the Stade de France on Friday night vivo
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