Warren Gatland’s new-look side have put turbulent off-field issues behind them to reach the quarter-finals in FranceTeams complaining about the lopsided World Cup draw? They should have done better in 2019 to get a higher seeding, according to Gatland.
“And that’s tough – I mean, Ken had sleepless nights; I was so sorry for him. Some people weren’t happy with it , but it’s all about compromise and the problem was if we did strike, you’re looking at a region probably going under because of the money that comes in on an international day. Man, the pressure was intense.”this week, Walker admits in his 20 years of senior positions in sport and the media: “I have had tough days.
But there remains the ongoing tug-of-war over funding for the regions’ teams and a new set-up for the semi-pro level. Right now, the team and their public are happy. Wales fans, some wearing the football team’s bucket hats, have thronged to the World Cup matches. In Bordeaux before the knife-edged win over Fiji, a flash mob organised by a Cardiff-based choir filled the city centre with Calon Lân, Hymns and Arias, Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, and Yma o Hyd.