CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Matt Sherratt will stay on as interim Wales rugby coach for the two-test series in Japan in July while the search continues for a permanent replacement for Warren Gatland.
Sherratt took charge of Wales’ final three games of the Six Nations after Gatland’s mid-tournament departure, but couldn’t prevent the beleaguered team slipping to successive defeats to take its losing run to a record-extending 17 tests since 2023.
The Welsh Rugby Union announced on Tuesday that Sherratt, the coach of Cardiff Blues, would return to lead Wales in Japan and said it would be on an “interim basis.