Warren Gatland must plough on regardless amid Wales turmoil | Paul Rees
(The Guardian Sports News)

Wales have been able to call on a ready-made replacement for Rob Howley but pre-World Cup upheaval rarely bodes wellWarren Gatland had planned a farewell with his coaching team in Dublin after the World Cup, sampling a few drops of the black stuff to mark the end of 12 years together. Black is the word in a week when his right-hand man since 2008, Rob Howley, was sent home as an investigation was launched into whether Wales´s attack coach had breached betting regulations.This is when Gatland earns his money. No one is shrugging off the loss of a key coaching figure less than a week before Wales´s opening match in a tournament they believe they can win as if it were something that happened all the time. But with a replacement, Stephen Jones, already summoned, the talk is of using adversity to forge a stronger team spirit. Continue reading...