The Gatland grudge: why Irish sacking was the making of the Wales boss

Warren Gatland didn't see the IRFU's decision coming, but he's gone on to carve out a top-level career as a coach.

Warren Gatland gives a speech to his Ireland players. Picture: INPHO/Billy Stickland

IN the aftermath of Warren Gatland’s last run-in with Ireland a fortnight before the 2019 World Cup, an old sore festered into a public spat.

SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP

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