Wales target Tandy for head coach role

Scrum V

BBC

Sports, Rugby

4.6 • 927 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Lauren Jenkins is joined by Alex Cuthbert and Siwan Lillicrap to discuss Steve Tandy as the current Scotland defence coach emerges as the Welsh Rugby Union's target for the vacant Wales head coach position. They also review Wales' 40-14 defeat to Ireland in round four of the Women's Six Nations and a high-scoring Judgement Day with wins for Cardiff and Scarlets.

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0:58.3	Now, I'm not sure we can yet expect a red firework display above Westgate Street this week,
1:04.4	but there is one obvious place to start, and that's with a so-called preferred candidate for the new head coach role,
1:11.6	new Wales head coach role for the men's team, and Alex Kethbert
1:14.9	and Sue and Lily Krap are joining me this week, eagerly awaiting the news.
1:19.5	Yeah, I am actually.
1:20.7	It's obviously been a bit of a conversation for a while, isn't it?
1:24.7	And obviously a lot of names are popping up, but one name that does seem to be popping up more is Steve Tandy's, isn't it? So, yeah,
1:31.3	interested one for a guy that obviously hasn't been head coach for a long time. Obviously,
1:36.3	we know from the Ospreys, done a pretty good job at Scotland defensively. But my opinion,
1:42.3	maybe, you know, that's a different role role isn't it and and to come straight into a
1:47.4	Wales head coach role which is we already know is probably one of the hardest jobs to
1:52.6	take on at this moment in time well it might be soon but let's not get too carried away with
1:59.3	these stories it's a possibility he's a real target
2:02.6	he might well be the favourite but sure and there is i guess the realism that wales are ranked 12th
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