• Wales reinforce scum and focus on breakdown in final Pool A match
• Warren Gatland comforts England’s under-fire Stuart LancasterWhen the book comes to be written on England’s World Cup campaign one chapter will dwell on the piece played by Warren Gatland in their downfall,but as he savoured qualification from the toughest group in the tournaments history, the Wales head coach spared a thought for his opposite number at Twickenham, and Stuart Lancaster.
Before he started plotting to defeat Australia at Twickenham on Saturday and take Wales through the group stage unbeaten for the first time since pools were increased to five teams,Gatland rang Lancaster having been appalled at the way England’s coach was being savaged in the media following the defeat to the Wallabies that meant the hosts could not finish in the top two of the group.
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Source: theguardian.com