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Gatland’s wrong replacement admission caps another dark day for Wales
22-06-2024 of Wales head coach Warren Gatland

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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