Escaping the “goldfish bowl” of Welsh rugby is harder than you might imagine. It is just over a week since Warren Gatland made the bombshell decision to step down as Wales head coach. Yet even amid the anonymity of London,

Warren Gatland has apportioned some of the blame for the decline of Welsh rugby on Margaret Thatcher after claiming that the teacher strikes in the 1980s helped “kill off” the sport in schools. Gatland’s second stint in charge of Wales came to an end by mutual consent last week after presiding over a record losing run of 14 consecutive matches.

He left by mutual agreement with the Welsh Rugby Union after overseeing a national record run of 14 successive Test defeats. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Gatland, 61, left by mutual agreement with the Welsh Rugby Union last week after overseeing a national record run of 14 successive Test defeats.