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Wales rugby stars asked to give opinion on Gatland in review which will decide his fate
The Welsh Rugby Union have brought in an independent consultancy company to conduct the review that will ultimately decide Warren Gatland's fate.
Reviews have become par for the course in Welsh rugby, with several having been conducted in recent years. The latest one is looking at Wales' performances in the autumn, during which they lost three matches to cap a winless 2024.
The findings of the review, which is expected to be presented to the Welsh Rugby Union board next week, will determine the fates of Gatland and WRU executive director of rugby Nigel Walker among others.
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Both have been under pressure in recent weeks, with speculation surrounding both of their futures. And it's understood that Portas Consulting, who describe themselves as the premier global management consultancy, have been leading the independent review into the autumn campaign.
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Portas have been a go-to consultancy company in rugby circles, with the Union having used them previously. Most recently, they supported the strategic review that was supposed to be published back in June.
As yet, it has still not been published - with the lack of a new Professional Rugby Agreement holding things up.
It's understood Portas have surveyed players on an anonymous basis in order to gather feedback on the campaign, which saw Wales lose to Fiji, Australia and South Africa in Cardiff.
How much of a bearing the players' questionnaires have on the findings of the review remains to be seen.
The use of an consultancy company may not come as a massive surprise, with WRU CEO Abi Tierney having admitted there would be "external input" when asked about the review at the recent AGM.
However, at the time, that external input appeared to be the contribution of "some ex-players" who had agreed to participate, with Tierney adding that she knew "how to do a good review".
The use of a consultancy company could raise questions over the financial aspect, given Tierney and WRU chair Richard Collier-Keywood's insistence that the post-autumn review was "not a big formal review", but rather just a "normal, business as usual review of performance"
If that's the case, the need to spend more money on external consultancy could be scrutinised.
