'It came out of the blue' — Byron Hayward on his Wales sacking and the dark time that followed

Byron Hayward is the first to admit he went through some pretty dark times after losing his job as Wales defence coach.

So much so that he found himself unable to watch last year’s Six Nations, as Wayne Pivac’s team went on to win the Championship title.

It was Pivac who had decided to remove Hayward from his post in November 2020 following five defeats on the bounce.