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100 not out - Gatland's stats for Wales

By Peter Hanson

Warren Gatland will chalk up his 100th game in charge of Wales when they travel to Dublin to face Ireland in the Six Nations on Saturday.

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The New Zealander took on the head coach role in December 2007, and made an immediate impact by leading Wales to a Six Nations Grand Slam during his first year in charge in 2008.

A second Slam followed in 2012, while Gatland has also overseen two British and Irish Lions tours, the first a series win in Australia in 2013 and the latter a thrilling drawn contest with the All Blacks last year.

His overall record, however, is less than resounding, with a win rate of just 51% for Wales. His opponent this weekend and fellow Kiwi Joe Schmidt, has a win record of 71%. Gatland does the lead the head to head record, with 3 wins, 1 draw and two losses.

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Gatland Stats:

50 – Of the 99 games Gatland has overseen thus far, he has led Wales to 50 wins, giving him a win percentage of 51.

9 – The highest number of matches Gatland has won in a calendar year is nine, occurring twice, in 2011 and 2015 – the latter coming from just 13 games.

2,253 – During Gatland’s reign, Wales have put up 2,253 points, with 1,973 against. They have scored more points against Italy (322) during this time than any other side, while also putting on an impressive 244 over rivals England.

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1,369 – Not unsurprisingly, the majority of those points have come when playing in Wales, with 884 scored in fixtures outside the country.

9 – With Gatland overseeing matters, Wales have played Italy and Scotland on nine occasions, and won every time. Against no other nation have they registered more.

74 – The biggest winning margin of Gatland’s time in charge – an 81-7 thumping of Namibia in the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

3 – Wales have won the Six Nations three times under Gatland. The 2008 and 2012 Grand Slam winning campaigns, and another title in 2013.

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0 – Gatland has faced his home country New Zealand on 11 occasions as Wales coach, but has failed to better the All Blacks in those matches. He did, though, steer the Lions to a victory in last year’s drawn series.

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Bull Shark 2 hours ago
Jake White: Are modern rugby players actually better?

Of the rugby I’ve born witness to in my lifetime - 1990 to date - I recognize great players throughout those years. But I have no doubt the game and the players are on average better today. So I doubt going back further is going to prove me wrong. The technical components of the game, set pieces, scrums, kicks, kicks at goal. And in general tactics employed are far more efficient, accurate and polished. Professional athletes that have invested countless hours on being accurate. There is one nation though that may be fairly competitive in any era - and that for me is the all blacks. And New Zealand players in general. NZ produces startling athletes who have fantastic ball skills. And then the odd phenomenon like Brooke. Lomu. Mcaw. Carter. Better than comparing players and teams across eras - I’ve often had this thought - that it would be very interesting to have a version of the game that is closer to its original form. What would the game look like today if the rules were rolled back. Not rules that promote safety obviously - but rules like: - a try being worth 1 point and conversion 2 points. Hence the term “try”. Earning a try at goals. Would we see more attacking play? - no lifting in the lineouts. - rucks and break down laws in general. They looked like wrestling matches in bygone eras. I wonder what a game applying 1995 rules would look like with modern players. It may be a daft exercise, but it would make for an interesting spectacle celebrating “purer” forms of the game that roll back the rules dramatically by a few versions. Would we come to learn that some of the rules/combinations of the rules we see today have actually made the game less attractive? I’d love to see an exhibition match like that.

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