Frustration led Gatland to Wales job

Warren Gatland’s ’frustration’ with the limited career opportunities in New Zealand forced him to return to Britain.

Warren Gatland’s ’frustration’ with the limited career opportunities in New Zealand forced him to return to Britain.

The former Wasps and Ireland coach, who left Waikato to become Gareth Jenkins’ replacement with Wales on Friday, said that New Zealand Rugby Union procedure kept him out of top jobs and that the Welsh Rugby Union’s decisive action was one of the reasons he took the position.

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