Shaun Edwards may have secured his big-money move, but at what cost after Wigan and Wales snubs?

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I’ve never lost a final in rugby union,” Edwards said last August at an official press conference at the DW Stadium to announce he would be returning to Wigan Warriors as head coach in November 2019. By no means the most technical coach, for whom professional sport’s obsession with data is anathema, Edwards has achieved results through relentless work-rate, passion, insight and an innate understanding of what makes rugby players tick. “Wales need to do everything they can to keep hold of Shaun,” one current Wales player told me this week before it was announced Edwards would not be staying in the Principality. open image in gallery Edwards made reference to his big-game record to push his talents Last month he shook hands with Pivac, just as he had with Wigan chief executive Ian Lenagan last summer, looked him in the eye and told him he would accept the deal he’d been offered.