Warren Gatland and Nigel Walker chat to the pod
Scrum V
BBC
4.6 • 961 Ratings
🗓️ 14 June 2023
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
The Scrum V team get a special visit from Wales head coach Warren Gatland and Welsh Rugby Union interim CEO Nigel Walker.
In an exclusive interview with Gareth Rhys Owen they talk about the recent departures from the Wales camp, Gatland's disappointment at not being able to pick Joe Hawkins and why the problems in Welsh rugby are an opportunity for change.
It's an in-depth, unfiltered chat with arguably the two most influential men in Welsh rugby. Enjoy it in full or use the time codes below to navigate around.
Producer: Tom Brown
0'00 - introduction 3'35 - what do Gatland's grandchildren call him? 5'10 - coping with a difficult season 7'20 - Gatland's reflections on the Six Nations 10'40 - does Gatland have any regrets about returning to Wales? 12'30 - Welsh rugby's reset 14'10 - the vision for the future 16'40 - how many regions can Wales afford? 20'50 - the impact on the players 23'15 - player withdrawals from the Wales camp 25'00 - Alun Wyn Jones 29'15 - the players opting to play club rugby abroad 36'20 - can Wales afford to keep its best players? 37'20 - Joe Hawkins 40'40 - Rhys Carre 49'50 - who will captain Wales at the World Cup? 52'30 - why Gatland is staying positive 55'10 - when will the regions receive the first instalment of the new financial deal 56'00 - Henry Engelhardt's comments 59'15 - the search for the new WRU chair and chief executive 1'01'20 - could Wales lose to Fiji? 1'04'20 - which players excite Gatland? 1'06'00 - peak Shane or peak Sam?
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| 0:34.0 | Hello folks, welcome to the Scrum Fight Podcast. I'm Garthrice Owen and we have two big names, |
| 0:40.0 | top-tier guests for you today. |
| 0:43.4 | Well, the two main men in charge of Welsh Rugby 1 |
| 0:47.3 | from an administrative point of view, Nigel Walker, interim CEO, and the head honcho. The top guy when it comes to playing |
| 0:56.5 | rugby and the national team head coach Warren Gutland. So much to get into.'re talking governance of course but in particular what is going on right now when it comes to Wales ahead of the World Cup |
| 1:12.0 | So many retirements, players unavailable, who will get to France |
| 1:17.6 | in September? We've got a lot to get into. So without further ado, here we are on the Scrumify podcast, Nigel Walker and Warren |
| 1:28.0 | Guttland. So what we've established I haven't cycled at Giro D'Artie. |
| 1:46.5 | Yeah I thought you'd done that here. |
| 1:51.3 | So, Warren walks in and he goes, |
| 1:55.0 | what have you been doing? |
| 1:56.0 | I said the Giro D'Italia and the look on your face for a second, |
| 1:59.0 | like I could see you looking up, looking me up and down and |
| 2:02.0 | there's literally no way this guys I knew you |
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