Wales ‘are all in this together’ as Warren Gatland speculation continues to grow
The IndependentSign 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. Read our privacy policy Wales number eight Aaron Wainwright says “we are all in this together” as speculation rages about head coach Warren Gatland’s future following a record 11 successive Test match defeats. Speaking after the Wallabies’ biggest win against Wales for 28 years, Gatland said he had already had conversations with Welsh Rugby Union executive director of rugby Nigel Walker and chair Richard Collier-Keywood and was comfortable with “whatever the best decision for Welsh rugby is”. “We have got a couple of good senior figures in the group that keep relaying the message that we need to keep believing in ourselves and on our day we can go out there and beat any team.” The latter stages of Australia’s second-half stroll were played out before hundreds of empty seats, and Wainwright added: “If I put myself in that position and I was a fan and my team had been on a losing streak, I would be a little bit disappointed and upset. “We want to go out there and win and perform and give the fans something to get excited about, to get Welsh rugby back in a positive light and get out of this hole we are in.” In terms of Gatland, there are mitigating factors, with a number of front-line players – star names such as Alun Wyn Jones, George North and Dan Biggar – retiring from Test rugby during the last 18 months, while Louis Rees-Zammit went to the NFL and influential number eight Taulupe Faletau has been a long-term injury absentee.
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