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Wales coaches over the years

Including goalies, Wayne Pivac would become the 23rd different player to lead the Wales rugby team.

Former Lions rower David Nash was the first man in 1967 Clive Rowlands and John Dawes were hugely successful in the 1970s, with Tony Gray and Alan Davies overseeing rare triumphs in the 1980s and 1990s respectively

. Kiwi started in 1998 when Graham Henry took the reins of the team and that he played 34 games before leading New Zealand to the glory of the World Cup.

This is a Welshman who won the first Grand Slam in 28 years. Ruddock orchestrating a memorable Six Nations campaign in 2005.

And two other Slams followed under Warren Gatland, who established the Ark bench for longevity, guiding the national team in more than 100 games over more than a decade in the role

The Coaching List ]

David Nash, 1967-8 [19659003] 5 games: Won 1, Drew 1, Lost 3

Clive Rowlands, 1968-74

29 games: Won 18, Drew 4, Lost 7

John Dawes, 1974-79

24 games: Won 18, Drew 0, Lost 6

John Lloyd, 1980-82

14 games: Won 6, Drew 0, Lost 8

John Bevan, 1982 -85

15 games: Won 7, Drew 1, Lost 7

Tony Gray, 1985-88

18 games: Won 9, Drew 0, Lost 9

John Ryan, 1988-90

9 Games: Won 2, Drew 0, Lost 7

Ron Waldron, 1990-91

10 games: Won 2, Drew 1, Lost 7

Alan Davies, 1991 -5 [19659003] 35 games: Won 18, Drew 0, Lost 17

Alex Evans, 1995

4 games: Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 3

Kevin Bowring, 1995-98

29 Games: Won 15, Drew 0, Lost 14

Dennis John, 1998

2 Games: Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 1

Graham Henry, 1998-2002

34 Games: Won 20, Drew 1, Lost

Lynn Howells, 2001

2 games: Won 2, Drew 0, Lost 0

Steve Hansen, 2002-04

29 games: Won 10, Drew 0, Lost 19

Mike Ruddock, 2004-6 [19659003] 20 Games: Won 13, Drew 0, Lost 7

Scott Johnson, 2006

3 Games: Won 0, Drew 1, Lost 2

Gareth Jenkins, 2006-07

20 Games: Won 6, Drew 1, Lost 13

Nigel Davies, 2007

1 game: Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1

Warren Gatland, 2008-close game day

105 Games: Won 52, Drew 2, Lost 48

Robin McBryde, 2009, 2013

6 Games: Won 5 Drawn 0 Lost 1

Rob Howley, 2012, 2016-17 [19659003] 20 Games: Won 10, Drew 0, Lost 10