BREAKING: Warren Gatland SACKED as Wales boss
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Warren Gatland is set to part ways with Wales after a dismal 14-match losing streak, with the Welsh Rugby Union expected to confirm the news later today.
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Gatland's second spell as head coach has seen the team endure their worst-ever losing run, with the latest blow being a 22-15 defeat to Italy in Rome last weekend.
RUCK understands that, following that Six Nations setback, the WRU has decided to make a mid-Championship change, ending Gatland's tenure.
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Wales are already lining up long-term successors, with Ireland defence coach Simon Easterby and Glasgow Warriors boss Franco Smith the two standout contenders.
Easterby, currently leading Ireland in an interim capacity while Andy Farrell focuses on the British & Irish Lions, has made a strong start to the Six Nations with wins over England and Scotland.
A former Ireland international, the 49-year-old spent most of his playing career with the Scarlets before moving into coaching, first at the Welsh club and then on the international stage in 2014.
A trusted figure in both Joe Schmidt and Farrell's Ireland set-ups, Easterby has been a key part of the most successful period in the nation's history.
Notably, he still lives in Cowbridge—just a stone's throw from Wales’ training base at the Vale Resort—giving him deep knowledge of the Welsh rugby landsca
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