“I have been on a long journey to it from primary school teaching, community rugby coaching going around schools delivering tag rugby sessions, from academy to senior and then international.
Sherratt takes charge for Wales’ final three Six Nations games – Ireland in Cardiff, Scotland at Murrayfield and England, also at the Principality Stadium – and he is relishing what is a huge challenge.
Gloucester-born Sherratt’s affable and engaging nature has made him a popular figure during almost 20 years in various coaching roles at teams like Bristol, Worcester, Ospreys and currently Cardiff, where he is head coach.
And it has left him reflecting on his teaching roots, from delivering tag rugby sessions for children and coaching in the community to his current short-term appointment as Wales head coach.
“That is your foundation for the game, it’s the 80-90 per cent, and then we are hoping some of our attacking stuff that we’ve looked at this week and some of the systems that we’ve been working on shows in the game to give the crowd and the Welsh public a boost that this team is going to be brave with the ball.”.
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