Wales vs Australia LIVE rugby: Result and reaction as hosts booed off after record defeat

“No matter the most effective determination for Welsh rugby is I’m greater than comfy with that,” Gatland stated. “No matter the most effective determination is, and whether or not that’s to make a change to convey some positivity again into the sport, I might assist 100 per cent.

“If meaning me, I’m comfy with that.”

Requested if he nonetheless had the battle in him, Gatland added: “Completely. I do it as a result of I really like being concerned within the sport. I’ve so many good reminiscences of my time in Wales.

“I’m extremely pleased with what we’ve achieved prior to now, significantly when it comes to World Cups. It’s difficult in the mean time. I’m solely human, so I ask myself if it’s the appropriate factor to do. However I’m comfortable doing it.

“I’m greater than comfy supporting the most effective determination the Welsh Rugby Union will make. It’s about speaking to the appropriate folks and making the appropriate choices, whether or not that’s from the union perspective or my household.”

Wales head coach Warren Gatland says he’s comfy with “no matter the most effective determination for Welsh rugby is” as hypothesis about his future intensified following a 52-20 defeat towards Australia.

Gatland stated he had spoken with Welsh Rugby Union govt director of rugby Nigel Walker and WRU chair Richard Collier-Keywood within the altering room after the sport.

Whereas he didn’t give particulars of these conversations, Gatland stated he didn’t know when requested at his post-match press convention if he thought he could be in cost for subsequent Saturday’s conflict towards world champions South Africa.

Wales slumped to a file eleventh successive Check match loss – the worst outcomes sequence of their 143-year worldwide rugby historical past – whereas Gatland has overseen simply six wins from 23 Exams since returning for a second stint as head coach.

Warren Gatland says he’ll speak together with his household and decide on his future, after admitting Wales’ run of defeats is his most difficult interval in his teaching profession.

He advised TNT Sports activities: “It’s probably the most difficult time I’ve ever often called a coach and what shall be, shall be. I’ll chat to some folks as to what occurs from right here.

“I’m captivated with Welsh rugby however there’s a number of negativity across the sport proper now and we wish to make sure that what occurs is the most effective for Welsh rugby, not about me. I’ll respect the choice.

“It hurts. We obtained ourselves again into the sport. However to me, we’re a person up and conceded three tries – 21 factors – that’s actually disappointing.

“From our viewpoint, we had an opportunity to place them beneath stress, we in all probability simply compelled issues – some turnovers, some penalties, in order that was disappointing.

“I felt we had the possibility to get ourselves again into it and type of simply shot ourselves within the foot.”

The dialog round Warren Gatland kicks off as Dan Biggar questions whether or not it’s time for a change on the prime.

The previous fly-half says on TNT Sports activities: “You do marvel when is sufficient sufficient? However would altering the top coach going to make this staff higher and all of a sudden go and win video games?

“We’re right down to eleventh on this planet and have South Africa and France to face subsequent, so the query on everybody’s lips is when does the run cease?

“A change in head coach wouldn’t hurt issues as a result of they will’t be worse.”

Participant of the match Tom Wright, talking to TNT Sports activities. He’s very gracious, regardless of a 52-20 win.

“That was an superior 80-minute efficiency,” he says. “Ebbs and flows, we gave a number of momentum to Wales at phases, we made it tough for ourselves, however these are video games you wish to be part of.

“There was a number of ball in play, Wales had been actually up for the content material and actually made us earn all these factors.”

No punches pulled from Dan Biggar, talking to TNT Sports activities.

“It’s eight tries with a 20-minute crimson card. They seemed like a staff bereft of concepts on the finish, the boldness seems shot. I don’t know the place they go from right here, with South Africa subsequent week and France away firstly of the Six Nations.”

Sam Warburton, one other former Wales captain, provides: “That is the place Wales are on the minute. Welsh followers have to understand we’re in a darkish place and it’d take some time to get out of it.”

Loads of ashen-faced, shell-shocked Wales gamers struggling to come back to phrases with this. It is a new low.

Boos on the Principality. An eleventh defeat in a row for Wales. A file win for Australia in Cardiff. Exceptional scoreline.