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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.
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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1 Go to commentsYes, Fiji can win the World Cup! With that belief plus their christian faith🙏 and hard work it is achievable. Great article. Ian Duncan Fiji resident 1981-84
2 Go to commentsInteresting comments about Touch. England’s hosting the Touch World Cup this year and the numbers have exploded since their last World Cup in 2019, something like 70% more teams and 40 nations taking part. And England Touch have made a big thing about how many universities are in their BUCS University Touch Championship as well as Sport England membership. Can only see this growing even more domestically as more people become aware of it
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