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Gatland’s wrong replacement admission caps another dark day for Wales
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WARREN GATLAND admitted Wales sent on the wrong player from the bench during a sobering 24-19 defeat to Fiji, on another dark day for Welsh rugby.
Fiji triumphed for the first time in Cardiff as Wales suffered a record-equalling 10th Test consecutive defeat.
If that unwanted piece of history was not bad enough, the post-match inquest revealed an element of farce as head coach Gatland said Wales had incorrectly replaced injured winger Mason Grady in the 17th minute with outside-half Sam Costelow.
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