The key questions the WRU must now answer as a matter of urgency after awful year of rugby

Wayne Pivac's Wales team lost 39-34 to Australia in the autumn finale. PIVac is under pressure after the defeat to Georgia. The World Cup is in ten months. You can have your say on whether Pivo should stay or go here.

Wales have won just three of their 12 matches this year. They had a first-ever home defeat against Italy and a defeat anywhere at the hands of Georgia. The year ended in chaotic fashion as Wales blew a 21-point lead against Australia. Wayne Pivac's job is in jeopardy. He has to answer the key questions the WRU must answer as a matter of urgency.

Wayne Pivac has had a mixed record in charge of Wales. He won the 2021 Six Nations and the win in Bloemfontein, but the team has since regressed. PIVAC has used 81 players in 35 matches in three years.

Welsh team hasn't performed to its potential consistently since the 2021 Six Nations title triumph. There are quality players on board, but the whole has proved to be less than the sum of the parts.

After the defeat against Georgia, Sam Warburton suggested that the players are not motivated. Jamie Roberts also talked about a lack of desire from the team. The WRU will have to decide if Wayne Pivac's future as coach is worth keeping. He was in charge of the side that performed well against Australia. They played with more physicality and with purpose. There was some quality attacking play. But the game fell apart in the decisive final quarter.

Wales are in a tough group at the World Cup. They face Australia, Fiji, Georgia and Portugal. Their fate will be decided elsewhere. The WRU must answer urgent questions as a matter of urgency. It has been an awful year of rugby for them.

Wayne Pivac is capable of turning around the fortunes of the Welsh rugby team. The overall direction of travel for the team has not been good this year.

Pivac has a year left on his contract. If he were to be sacked, the WRU would have to pay him compensation and fund a replacement. The WRu is under pressure to come up with more money to adequately resource the four regions.

The new coach will have to decide what happens with the backroom team. There is a lot of international experience in the group, but a new man might want to bring in his own men. The backrooms staff are contracted just like Pivac, so removing them would entail more cost.

The WRU needs to appoint a new coach as soon as possible. Scott Robertson is the favourite, but he is also an apparent target for England. Ronan O'Gara has a growing reputation thanks to his work with La Rochelle. Pat Lam won the PRO12 title at Connacht in 2016. Warren Gatland could come in as an interim coach to take Wales through to the 2023 World Cup. Dai Young and Steve Tandy could be other candidates.

The WRU's chief executive Steve Phillips and performance director Nigel Walker will make the decision on Pivac's future. Rob Butcher has stepped down and the new chair will be chosen from their ranks. Anthony Buchanan and Ieuan Evans are seen as front-runners.

The last time Wales lost a World Cup match, Roger Lewis, David Pickering and John Williams were seen talking near the halfway line. They were discussing the dismissal of the coach. The board voted 13-1 to terminate the contract of coach Mike Jenkins. The next morning, Lewis and Pickered met with Jenkins at the team hotel in Pornichet.

The WRU needs to decide what to do about the poor financial situation of the rugby union in Wales. The main source of revenue for the union is from international rugby. If the game has another poor year in 2023, attendances will dip and the match attendance will drop.