Last Six Nations hurrahs arrive for Warren Gatland and Joe Schmidt – and what an impact they have had on their teams
Back in the day when rugby was amateur but toying with professionalism, Wales and Ireland could usually be found scrapping for the Five Nations wooden spoon, claiming it eight times between them in the 1990s. Had there been world rankings, neither would have been on the first page. They were two countries known for their emotion rather than attention to detail, moments of brilliance only occasionally compensating for structural disrepair.
Then along came two New Zealanders to lay a new foundation.
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