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<blockquote data-quote="Mikel92" data-source="post: 693652" data-attributes="member: 71857"><p>Not sure how Welsh posters feel about this one, but Former Ireland and British & Irish Lions hooker Shane Byrnes has had some comments on Gatland...</p><p></p><p>""Warren Gatland will always go down as one of the greatest coaches and, particularly for Wales," Byrne told the BBC in an interview that was repeated widely throughout Britain and Ireland's rugby media.</p><p></p><p>"He's done fantastic things but sometimes that's still not enough. Sometimes it needs change, freshening up, new ideas, a new way of approaching things and a new spirit in the squad. </p><p></p><p>"Warren used to demand the players work constantly off the ball. The one thing you always had was the wings coming in off the flanks, but now it seems you have them waiting out there for the ball to get to them."</p><p></p><p>Byrne paralleled Wales' situation to Ireland's big call to remove Eddie O'Sullivan. Now Schmidt had given the men in green a new lease of life.</p><p></p><p>"Rugby unfortunately, whether right or wrong, does need change and Eddie O'Sullivan is a great example of that over here [Ireland]," Byrne said.</p><p></p><p>"He probably started this golden era of Irish rugby and got things going, but unfortunately his time ran out.</p><p></p><p>"It didn't make him a bad coach, but his time ran out."</p><p></p><p>Link: <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/63584925/gatlands-wales-coaching-future-questioned.html" target="_blank">http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/63584925/gatlands-wales-coaching-future-questioned.html</a></p><p>Interesting article. Also talks about frustration from the Welsh Rugby Union, writing complaint letters to the BBC about interviews conducted before and after the test against the All Blacks. Trying to get the coaches to make a headline-comment about the haka.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikel92, post: 693652, member: 71857"] Not sure how Welsh posters feel about this one, but Former Ireland and British & Irish Lions hooker Shane Byrnes has had some comments on Gatland... ""Warren Gatland will always go down as one of the greatest coaches and, particularly for Wales," Byrne told the BBC in an interview that was repeated widely throughout Britain and Ireland's rugby media. "He's done fantastic things but sometimes that's still not enough. Sometimes it needs change, freshening up, new ideas, a new way of approaching things and a new spirit in the squad. "Warren used to demand the players work constantly off the ball. The one thing you always had was the wings coming in off the flanks, but now it seems you have them waiting out there for the ball to get to them." Byrne paralleled Wales' situation to Ireland's big call to remove Eddie O'Sullivan. Now Schmidt had given the men in green a new lease of life. "Rugby unfortunately, whether right or wrong, does need change and Eddie O'Sullivan is a great example of that over here [Ireland]," Byrne said. "He probably started this golden era of Irish rugby and got things going, but unfortunately his time ran out. "It didn't make him a bad coach, but his time ran out." Link: [url]http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/63584925/gatlands-wales-coaching-future-questioned.html[/url] Interesting article. Also talks about frustration from the Welsh Rugby Union, writing complaint letters to the BBC about interviews conducted before and after the test against the All Blacks. Trying to get the coaches to make a headline-comment about the haka. [/QUOTE]
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