Warren Gatland is top target for Wales if Wayne Pivac is replaced

Wayne Pivac (left) and Warren Gatland talking aft Wales' Autumn Nations triumph against Argentina earlier this month

Warren Gatland is the starring contender to instrumentality arsenic Wales manager if the Welsh Rugby Union determine to regenerate Wayne Pivac.

Wales suffered 3 defeats against New Zealand, Georgia and Australia with a sole triumph against Argentina.

Gatland could beryllium successful enactment for an interim relation until the World Cup successful France.

No authoritative determination has been made to portion institution with Pivac oregon immoderate ceremonial woody agreed with Gatland.

Scott Robertson, Steve Tandy, Ronan O'Gara, Brad Mooar and Steve Borthwick person besides been considered but Gatland remains a apical target.

Wales coaches, players and supporters volition present await the result of the reappraisal which is expected to past astatine slightest a week.

Remarkable return?

Gatland near Wales successful 2019 aft 12 years successful complaint successful which the broadside won 4 Six Nations titles and reached 2 World Cup semi-finals.

He initially went backmost to New Zealand to go the Chiefs caput coach.

After being named British and Irish Lions caput manager successful 2021 for a 3rd time, Gatland suffered a 2-1 bid decision against South Africa.

Gatland returned to Chiefs arsenic the manager of rugby but has been successful Europe implicit the past period commentating connected games for Amazon Prime, including 3 Wales internationals.

During the Wales and Australia sum connected Saturday, Gatland said helium had not received immoderate interaction from the WRU astir immoderate imaginable role.

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Pivac is successful information of paying the terms for the Georgia nonaccomplishment which came 8 months aft a archetypal Six Nations location decision by Italy.

This was followed by surrendering a 34-13 pb against a depleted Australia broadside with the Wallabies scoring 26 unanswered points to assertion the victory.

Wales person mislaid 9 retired of 12 matches successful 2022 and suffered 20 defeats successful 34 games during Pivac's three-year tenure.

There person been highlights with a archetypal Wales Test triumph implicit the Springboks successful South Africa successful July, positive the 2021 Six Nations rubric success.

Pivac says helium is continuing successful his relation and is travelling to France connected Sunday to cheque retired venues for the World Cup.

Meanwhile, hooker Ken Owens says the autumn internationals had been hard "for a fig of reasons which helium was not going to spell into today".

"In presumption of america arsenic players, we've worked hard, we've stayed adjacent together, we've got things wrong," Owens told BBC Radio Cymru.

"Consistency and subject haven't been bully capable during the 4 games.

"That's however it is. We request to enactment tight, spot what happens, and anticipation Welsh rugby sorts itself out."