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Katie Sands

WRU appoint England cricket Ashes guru as new boss to sort out Gatland's Wales woes and grow women's rugby

The Welsh Rugby Union have appointed fitness coach and high-performance consultant Huw Bevan as interim performance director.

The former Cardiff and Ospreys strength and conditioning coach steps into the role vacated by Nigel Walker, who became interim chief executive in January following the resignation of Steve Phillips.

Bevan, currently an independent high performance consultant to World Rugby on attachment to USA Rugby, admits "there are some issues and lots to do".

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