Warren Gatland

Newly appointed Wales coach Warren Gatland has revealed how the tragic death of his daughter Shauna in 1992 aged just four months was his driving force to ...

Warren Gatland has revealed how the tragic death of his daughter Shauna in 1992 drove him to excel as a top line rugby coach Gatland - recently appointed the coach of Wales for a second time - was 28 when Shauna was born in early 1992 in a Galway hospital. Warren Gatland has revealed how the tragic death of his daughter Shauna drove him to excel as a top line rugby coach.

Gatland made a dramatic return as Wales head coach in December to replace the sacked Wayne Pivac and immediately stamped his mark by removing Stephen Jones ...

‘I want to get these lads defending with real energy and I want them to be excited about their defensive work. ‘I’m really looking forward to the challenge ahead. Warren Gatland has completed his coaching set-up with Wales ahead of the Six Nations Gatland made a dramatic return as Wales head coach in December to replace the sacked Warren Gatland completes his Wales coaching set-up with the additions of Mike Forshaw from Sale and Alex King, as he now sets his sights on upsetting world No 1 Ireland at the Six Nations - King had a stint as Wales attack coach in 2017 and played for Gatland at Wasps

Warren Gatland. Picture by Ben Birchall / PA Wire. Mike Forshaw has left Sale to become Wales' new defence coach with Alex King returning to the set-up to ...

“I played in Cardiff in 2003 and it’s an incredible place to play rugby. “I had never met Warren before but he’s obviously one of the game’s great coaches. I’d like to thank Sale Sharks for their cooperation in the process and allowing Mike to take up this position with Wales.

The Welsh Rugby Union have announced that Alex King and Mike Forshaw have joined Warren Gatland's coaching staff ahead of the upcoming Six Nations.

Tandy is rated highly by Gatland who took him as part of his backroom team on the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa but the Scottish Rugby Union ...

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WARREN GATLAND has spoken out for the first time on the tragic death of his four-month old daughter.The Wales head coach was 28 when his daughter Shau.

“After a while I phoned the club to thank them for allowing me to bring Trudi and Shauna back home where we had the support of our extended family. “I said that the game [a promotion play-off] was huge and that they had invested a lot of money in me but the message from the club was ‘your family is more important’ and that I should take them back to Hamilton. And he recalled: “I still remember it was a misty old morning when we drove to the hospital the previous day.”

Gatland's first daughter, Shauna, passed away at just four-months-old nearly 31 years ago after being born with spina bifida. The Wales coach has previously ...

He has two other children, Gabby and Bryn, who plays rugby for the Chiefs in New Zealand. He would later return to Ireland to play some part in the team's decisive fixtures. Shauna's condition was so severe the decision was taken with doctors not to perform any surgical intervention. The pregnancy had gone well and scans had not suggested there were any health issues to be concerned about, [You can read what he wrote in his autobiography here.](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/warren-gatland-reveals-first-daughter-17243475) I didn’t understand what was happening.”

Exclusive: King and Forshaw join a coaching staff which includes Jonathan Humphreys (forwards) and Neil Jenkins (goalkicking)

They also won only one of their four autumn Test matches, sealing Pivac's fate after three years in charge, the highlight of which was a Six Nations title in 2021. He briefly worked with Wales in 2017 during the Six Nations and has also had spells as backs or attack coach with Clermont Auvergne, Northampton Saints and Montpellier. Sale have conceded only 26 tries in the Gallagher Premiership this season, the lowest number of any club.

Wales and British & Irish Lions rugby coach Warren Gatland will share his experiences of coaching at the very highest levels of the international game at the ...

“We partnered with Steve and the Do Club last year on a clay shoot and it was a terrific success. The event, staged in partnership with Coventry Rugby Club and the Warwickshire business community, will raise money for the Birmingham-based Get A-Head charity, which raises vital funds for research into head and neck diseases. One of the greatest figures in world rugby is heading to the Midlands to help raise cash for a special charity – and pass on his leadership knowledge to the business community.

King returns as attack coach having done the role during the 2017 tournament, while rugby league great Forshaw joins from Sale Sharks. Plenty of experience. “I' ...

I can’t wait to meet the players and start working with a really talented squad. “I played in Cardiff in 2003 and it’s an incredible place to play rugby. “I had never met Warren before but he’s obviously one of the game’s great coaches. I’d like to thank Sale Sharks for their cooperation in the process and allowing Mike to take up this position with Wales. I spoke to him on the phone and I can’t wait to start working with him and getting to know him personally too. [Forshaw](https://www.planetrugby.com/tag/mike-forshaw) said: “I’m really looking forward to the challenge ahead.