Warren Gatland
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| Full name | Warren David Gatland | ||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | The Gatfather | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1963 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Hamilton Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Waikato University | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Rugby union coach | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Head Coach | ||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Wales | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand No. | 892 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1986–1994 | Waikato | 140 | |
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| 1989–1994 1994–1996 1996–1998 1998–2001 2002–2005 2005–2007 2006–2007 2007– 2009 2013, 2017 |
Galwegians RFC Thames Valley (Asst Coach) Connacht Ireland London Wasps Waikato Chiefs (Technical Advisor) Wales British and Irish Lions (Asst Coach) British and Irish Lions (Head Coach) |
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Warren David Gatland, OBE (born 17 September 1963) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the British and Irish Lions for their 2017 tour of New Zealand. He has been head coach of Wales since 2007, and is currently on a sabbatical from the role, leaving Rob Howley as head coach until after the Lions' tour.
He also led the Lions to a 2–1 series victory on their 2013 tour of Australia. He has previously coached Connacht, Ireland, London Wasps and Waikato. As a player he was one of Waikato's longest-serving players, having played 140 games for the province - a record at the time.
Gatland was born in Hamilton, New Zealand and educated at Hamilton Boys' High School and Waikato University. He played 17 non-international matches for New Zealand, but never won an international cap. His first game as an All Black was in 1988, when he is said to have introduced a hybrid Australian Rules-Gaelic football game to the training sessions, which was well received by the other players.
Gatland became the record-holder of the most games for Waikato near the end of the 1994 season. He finished the season with 140 games in total and announced his retirement before the start of the 1995 season.
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