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Ben Parsons

Wales coach Warren Gatland opens up over heartbreaking death of baby daughter

Warren Gatland has opened up for the first time on how the tragic death of his four-month old daughter drove him to succeed as an elite rugby coach.

Gatland's first daughter, Shauna, was born in a Galway hospital - when the Wales coach was 28 - in January 1992. The New Zealander was player/coach for Irish club side Galwegians at the time his wife Trudi was admitted to the hospital to give birth.

And in a candid interview with the Telegraph, Gatland has now spoken out on how the heartbreaking events of Shauna's death shaped his coaching philosophy and life outside of rugby.

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