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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Luke McLaughlin

George North insists Warren Gatland is still right fit for wooden-spoon Wales

George North contemplates defeat during Wales’s match against Italy on Saturday
George North contemplates defeat during Wales’s match against Italy on Saturday. Photograph: David Cliff/EPA

George North has backed Warren Gatland to revive Wales’s fortunes and believes the current squad has a bright future despite a first winless Six Nations since 2003. North played his 121st and final match for Wales in the defeat against Italy on Saturday before joining the French side Provence next season.

Wales have lost seven consecutive Six Nations matches in Cardiff and won just one of their past 13 championship games. Another disjointed display against the fast-improving Azzurri confirmed the wooden spoon, prompting Gatland to hypothetically offer his resignation to the Welsh Rugby Union.

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