Warren David Gatland was born on 17 September 1963 and is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player.
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28 Facts About Warren Gatland
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Warren Gatland has previously coached Connacht, Ireland, London Wasps, where he won three Premierships and the Heineken Cup, and Waikato, with whom he won the Air New Zealand Cup.
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Warren Gatland was born in Hamilton, New Zealand and educated at Hamilton Boys' High School and Waikato University.
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Warren Gatland played 17 non-international matches for New Zealand, but never won an international cap.
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Warren Gatland became the record-holder of the most games for Waikato near the end of the 1994 season.
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Warren Gatland finished the season with 140 games in total and announced his retirement before the start of the 1995 season.
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Warren Gatland coached the team to promotion from the third division to the second in the National Provincial Championship.
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Warren Gatland was sacked and was replaced by his assistant coach Eddie O'Sullivan.
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On 9 November 2007, Warren Gatland was named head coach of Wales, and took up his position on 1 December 2007.
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However, Warren Gatland was unable to see Wales' great form in their Summer tour of Australia, as in April 2012 Warren Gatland broke both his heels while on holiday in New Zealand, and needed reconstructive surgery on his right heel.
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Warren Gatland was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to rugby.
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Warren Gatland was heavily criticised ahead of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, having played some key players in Wales' final RWC warm-up, Wales lost Leigh Halfpenny and Rhys Webb to injury.
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In June 2016, Warren Gatland took Wales on a three-test series against the world champions New Zealand.
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Warren Gatland was given a 10-month contract with the Lions, taking a sabbatical from coaching Wales, although he did coach Wales against Australia and New Zealand in the 2012 Autumn internationals.
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Warren Gatland promised impartial selection and said he believed that Graham Henry in 2001 picked too many Welsh players who were insufficiently good for the tour.
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Warren Gatland named Rob Howley, Graham Rowntree, Andy Farrell and Neil Jenkins as his assistants for the tour.
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Warren Gatland was criticized over the dropping of Brian O'Driscoll, not just out of the starting XV, but out of the whole match day squad.
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Since the 2013 tour, Warren Gatland has been very vocal over his desire to lead the Lions in 2017 against his home nation New Zealand.
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In December 2013 Warren Gatland was named UK coach of the year at the 2013 UK Coaching Awards.
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On 7 September 2016, Warren Gatland was announced as head coach for the 2017 Lions Team.
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Warren Gatland wanted continuity in his coaching staff, with the only change being Steve Borthwick coming in as forwards coach, while retaining Rob Howley as attack coach and Andy Farrell as defence coach.
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Warren Gatland was depicted as a clown in the New Zealand media after he continued to complain about "foul" tactics of the All Blacks.
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Warren Gatland was promoted to Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to rugby in Wales.
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In 2019 Warren Gatland was named head coach of the British and Irish Lions ahead of their 2021 tour of South Africa.
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Warren Gatland's first season in charge was a disaster, with his side losing all eight games in the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition.
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In 2012, Warren Gatland made a cameo appearance as himself in an episode of the UK TV comedy drama Stella.
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In 2022, Warren Gatland received a honorary fellowship from Cardiff University.
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