Three years of Wayne Pivac as Wales boss: What he's actually done, the mistakes made and the players who've come and gone

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Three years of Wayne Pivac as Wales boss: What he's actually done, the mistakes made and the players who've come and gone

Wayne Pivac took over as Wales coach three years ago. He has just three wins from 11 games in the calendar year. Last weekend's defeat to Georgia leaves him in a precarious position. His future will be decided by a post-autumn review. Wales play Australia on Saturday.

Wayne Pivac has been Wales coach for 34 matches. He has won 14, drawn 1 and lost 19. The victories include three against Italy, two over Scotland, one against South Africa, Australia, Ireland, England, Argentina, Fiji, Georgia and Canada. This year's losses at home to Italy and Georgia have been the most seismic and damaging.

Pivac has fielded 80 different players during his 34 matches. 29 of them have won their first cap. Pivach has changed a lot of players on the selection front. Dan Biggar has been the mainstay of PIVAC's reign with 24 starts. Alun Wyn Jones and Tomas Francis have been consistent when available. Louis Rees-Zammit, Taulupe Faletau, Nick Tompkins, Adam Beard, Will Rowlands and Tomos Williams have also been regular players. They have Welsh roots. The players he has introduced to Test rugby, Rowland and Tumpkins have done well.

Wayne Pivac has been Wales boss for three years. Wales won the Six Nations title in 2021 and the summer's victory over South Africa in Bloemfontein. Pivoach's team played well in both of these games. However, the tactics have often been ineffective. The team's best performance was in Paris. Josh Navidi's try in that game is among the best in Povac's reign. The game-plan almost delivered a result at Loftus Versfeld. It also brought the ultimate reward in the second Test at the Free State Stadium.

Wales lost to Italy in the Six Nations. Pivac made too many changes to his team for the game. He dropped Will Rowlands in favour of Alun Wyn Jones. Jac Morgan was left out of the autumn squad. Rhys Carre was also left off the squad, despite his form. P ivac has made some good decisions in his three years at the helm. His mistakes have been in selection. The pressure is on him. It's down to him to make the big calls. At times they have come off well, but at others they've gone badly wrong. For example, the team selection for this year's Six Euros game at home to France.


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