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Jones backs Gatland to turn around Wales’ form during Six Nations
Wales head coach Warren Gatland during a training session at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff, January 27, 2025
ADAM JONES has backed Warren Gatland to turn Wales’s fortunes around as they head into a Six Nations campaign on the back of 12 successive Test defeats.
Opening night could hardly be tougher for Wales — France in Paris on Friday — with Les Bleus welcoming star player Antoine Dupont back to the Six Nations stage following his Olympic sevens gold medal heroics last summer.
Wales have not won a Test since beating 2023 World Cup pool opponents Georgia almost 16 months ago, a miserable run that has piled pressure on head coach Gatland and his players.
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