Warren gatland biography

Wales rugby union coach

Rugby player

Warren David GatlandCBE (born 17 September ) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player who is the head coach of the Wales national team.

As head coach of Wales from to , he won four Six Nations titles, including three Grand Slams, and reached the semi-finals of the and Rugby World Cups. Gatland was also head coach of the British & Irish Lions on three tours, to Australia in , when they won the Test series 2–1; New Zealand in , when the series was drawn; and South Africa in , losing the series 2–1.

He has previously coached Connacht, Ireland, London Wasps, where he won three Premierships and the Heineken Cup, and Waikato, with whom he won the Air New Zealand Cup. He has also coached Chiefs between and before returning to Wales in December

As a player, he played as a hooker and was one of Waikato's longest-serving players, playing games for the province – a record at the time.

Playing career

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