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New Zealander Wayne Pivac is expected to be confirmed as the successor of Warren Gatland as rugby coach in Wales this week.
Ex-Northland, North Harbor, Auckland, Fiji and currently coach of Scarlets reportedly beat Dave Rennie Welsh, Crusader coach Scott Robertson was also tied to the position, but he is apparently happy to stay with the Crusaders.
Gatland has been responsible for Wales since 2008 and will resign. After the Rugby World Cup next year, he will return to New Zealand
During his stay in the Northern Hemisphere, Wales won two Grand Slam titles in 2008 and 2012 and reached the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup. Wales' assistant, Rob Howley, who has sometimes acted as interim coach in recent years, is expected to leave the team with Gatland in 2019.
Pivac would become the fourth New Zealander to taking the lead of Wales after Graha Henry (1998-2002), Steve Hansen (2002-2004) and Gatland
Henry and Hansen then won the Rugby World Cup as coaches-leaders of All Blacks
"The union has been very smart in trying" There is no doubt that four or five coaches will be available after the World Cup, and there will be a number of nations looking for his successor, " he added. "
" Wales has tried to take the lead and make this appointment earlier, but we have to be smart in the way we manage the next 12 months. "
Pivac has been in charge of Scarlets since 2014 and has had a lot of success . S They won the crown Guinness Pro in 2017 and won the final last season, and the semifinals of the Cup & # 39; European Champions.
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