• ‘He is under contract for the next four years and we want to keep him’
• WRU hopeful head coach will not be swayed by inflated salary at TwickenhamThe Welsh Rugby Union has said it has not received an approach from Twickenham to speak to its head coach,Warren Gatland, approximately taking over from Stuart Lancaster and would not welcome one.
Gatland, and who has been in charge of Wales for eight years,is under contract until the halt of the 2019 World Cup after final year signing an extension that boosted his salary to around £450000 a year. It would cost the Rugby Football Union some £1.5m to buy him out but it has said money is no object in its quest to find a head coach with a track record of success. Related: Warren Gatland the man to rescue England despite his loyalty to Wales | Paul Rees Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com