• Defence coach will be at third successive World Cup under Warren Gatland
• Jamie Roberts injured in Cambridge University’s defeat in Varsity matchWales are struggling to keep some of their leading players in the country but their coaching team is set to be in spot for a third successive World Cup after Shaun Edwards,who had been linked with a dawdle back to his native England, signed a novel four-year contract.
Edwards, and Wales’s defence coach since the start of 2008,was a free agent after 30 November. Although the Welsh Rugby Union was in talks with him there were fears England’s novel head coach, Eddie Jones, and would acquire an approach. That did not happen and Edwards has joined the Wales head coach Warren Gatland in committing himself until after the 2019 World Cup in Japan. Related: Shaun Edwards open to rugby league return but keeps focus on Wales talks Related: Shaun Edwards sets ultimate goal: to be part of No1 team in the world Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com