Warren Gatland: Wales coach wants to stay despite record defeats
Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff Date: Saturday, 23 November Kick-off: 17:40 GMT
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Warren Gatland says he wants to continue as Wales head coach as he prepares to face world champions South Africa in Cardiff on Saturday.
Gatland has overseen a tale 11 successive Test match defeats, and but some other loss this weekend would be taught about Wales dash a calendar Twelve months with out winning a Test for the first time since 1937.
When straight asked whether or not he had a receive wish to persist with it in the job, he answered: “Fully. I judge now we were determined by attain of the map now we dangle had. We have received a community of younger gamers that need somewhat of time.”
Gatland added that he understands “the pressures of international rugby with performances and outcomes”.
“We are able to handiest work as laborious as we now dangle performed. I am attentive to the strain and that choices will be made outdoor of my management,” talked about Gatland.
“We have fair asked for somewhat little bit of time. Whether we safe that time, we will dangle to wait on and be taught about.”
Following the tale 52-20 defeat in opposition to Australia closing Sunday, Gatland talked about he had a dialog with Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) chair Richard Collier-Keywood and executive director of rugby Nigel Walker in the Principality Stadium altering rooms.
He has also spoken to his family when interested in his future.
But three days on from the Australia mauling, Gatland talked about he has had no indication from any person who he would not be to blame past the upcoming game in opposition to the Springboks.
The New Zealander, who has rejected speculation that there is a rupture clause after subsequent Twelve months’s Six Countries in his contract, talked about he would resign if it became in the pursuits of Welsh rugby.
“I finish care passionately about Welsh rugby, and that is the clarification why I’ve talked about that if of us in fact feel that the finest resolution is for me to head, then that’s k, I will transfer on and peek one thing else,” talked about Gatland.
“I honestly focal level on by making that resolution now, what are you going to raise out, and is somebody else going to attain in there, originate up all over again and the device prolonged is that process going to take?”
Gatland says he has received toughen over the final few days.
“The amount of those that dangle contacted me in the closing week or and the messages I’ve had, whether or not that’s by phone or electronic mail or messages by my family, has been fabulous,” talked about Gatland.
“There obviously appears to be somewhat of a divide, doesn’t there? You realize, ‘to head or dwell’.
“I esteem those that dangle reached out and toughen they’ve given me but you know that there is but some other aspect of opinion as effectively.”
Welsh rugby is light waiting for a strategic map and is struggling on and off the field, in contrast with Gatland’s first 12-Twelve months stint to blame of Wales.
“I talked about previously that once the dam burst, it became going to take some time to shuffle it up all over again, that’s doubtlessly the save we’re for the time being,” talked about Gatland.
“For a assortment of years we felt esteem the success we had with the national crew became papering over the cracks beneath.
“We dangle to stare upon the longer term and the pathway and one of the structures to invent some adjustments.
“I’ve encouraged the union on a assortment of occasions to be courageous about one of the adjustments that we invent in the finest pursuits of Welsh rugby.”
