Wales have suffered a record string of defeats - 14 in a row - and are yet to win a game in this year's Six Nations championship.

Warren Gatland, one of the most successful coaches in Northern Hemisphere rugby, has left his role as head coach of the Wales team with immediate effect. We look back over his extensive career.

Gatland was revered in Wales for his first stint as coach, during which he won the Six Nations four times — completing the Grand Slam on three occasions — and led the team to

Warren Gatland is to leave his role as Wales coach, the BBC reported on Tuesday, after the side dropped to a record low 12th in the world rankings and suffered a record-extending 14th successive loss following the Six Nations defeat by Italy.

Warren Gatland has left his role as Wales head coach by mutual consent just two rounds into the Six Nations after a disastrous run of 14 consecutive defeats. The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has brought a premature end to the New Zealander’s second stint in charge following the worst losing streak in the nation’s history.

Warren Gatland has left his position as Wales head coach, the WRU have confirmed this afternoon. The departure of Gatland comes following a run of 14 consecutive Test defeats, and their 22-15 loss to Italy on Saturday proved to be the final straw for the iconic head coach,