Matt Sherratt ‘couldn’t turn down’ Wales offer after Warren Gatland’s departure Matt Sherratt admitted he “couldn’t turn down” the chance to coach Wales after being appointed as Warren Gatland’s immediate successor.
On Gatland, WRU chief executive Abi Tierney said there had been no settlement with him, and added: “We caught up after the game, and he phoned me and said ‘can we have a conversation’, so we had a conversation and we reached a mutual agreement that this was the best time and the best interest of Welsh rugby for him to finish his role.
Sherratt, who said he will be “on YouTube tomorrow” learning the Welsh national anthem, will report for Wales squad duty next Monday after taking charge of Cardiff’s United Rugby Championship game against Connacht two days earlier.
The Cardiff head coach will take charge for Wales’ three remaining Guinness Six Nations games against title favourites Ireland, Scotland and England.
The Welsh Rugby Union confirmed Gatland’s departure on Tuesday, just 72 hours after Wales suffered a debilitating Six Nations loss to Italy in Rome.
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