Wales’s latest crushing defeat against Fiji has prompted plenty of soul-searching. A record-equalling 10th straight loss, a first-ever defeat to the Fijians at home and not a single win throughout 2024 have raised the pressure on head coach Warren Gatland to boiling point.
Plenty of former Wales internationals have opted to stick the boot in, with Mike Phillips going on a furious social media rant demanding Gatland be sacked, Alex Cuthbert saying the coach’s job is on the line, Dan Biggar admitting Welsh rugby is at a crossroads and perhaps most damagingly, Jamie Roberts – who is also an independent non-executive director on the Welsh Rugby Union board – claiming they haven’t moved forward as a side at all. For good measure, Roberts and Gatland are now in a war of words over whether the former centre has been rebuked for his comments, given his involvement with the WRU.
