Gatland Gone

[Niigata Jack]

I think Gatland really was part of the problem (the whole coaching team apart from Adam was past it's sell by date imo. Howley and Humpreys were always crap and masked by Gatland and Edwards). Other than that, I couldn't agree more about the WRU. This is a good article from Gwlad I think.

The Sacking of Warren Gatland: What It Tells Us About the WRU’s Commitment to Mediocrity

Warren Gatland may be gone, but the real problem? Oh, that’s still here. And it’s not going anywhere.

gwladrugby.wordpress.com

What as the CEO achieved since she's been in Post, I'd ask Nigel Walker the same question, both were are just figure heads the real power is above them and they have held Welsh Rugby back probably as far back as the 70's, they need to go and go now,

 

[monmouth]

What as the CEO achieved since she's been in Post, I'd ask Nigel Walker the same question, both were are just figure heads the real power is above them and they have held Welsh Rugby probably as far back as the 70's, they need to go and go now,

Yes, that's basically what the writer says. She's garbage, as is RCK the chair. As is the Board and the Executive. Phillips and Lewis before her were also gravy train ego driven leeches. The main 'power that has held Welsh rugby back' is the amateur hobby clubs that still hold the power to control the professional game and have £11m of ringfenced funding. When Gareth Davies was chair he was totally hamstrung by them and threatened with being voted out if he did anything they didn't like. In the end he did, so they voted him out and put Geog Bob (a retired geography teacher of no other note except chair of a hobby club) in his place. Every other country professionalised in 1995, the WRU did not. The incompetence, avarice and sheer misplaced heavy handed arrogance is breathtaking.

 

[Niigata Jack]

Yes, that's basically what the writer says. She's garbage, as is RCK the chair. As is the Board and the Executive. Phillips and Lewis before her were also gravy train ego driven leeches. The main 'power that has held Welsh rugby back' is the amateur hobby clubs that still hold the power to control the professional game and have £11m of ringfenced funding. When Gareth Davies was chair he was totally hamstrung by them and threatened with being voted out if he did anything they didn't like. In the end he did, so they voted him out and put Geog Bob (a retired geography teacher of no other note except chair of a hobby club) in his place. Every other country professionalised in 1995, the WRU did not. The incompetence, avarice and sheer misplaced heavy handed arrogance is breathtaking.

Well Grass Roots rugby has been held back for probably the last 20 yrs and that's why there's a dearth of talent coming through, so what the fuk are these amateur clubs doing with this 11 million.