Welshman behind the Australian resurgence

Steffan Thomas talks to Wallabies’ match analyst Craig Whelan

GROWING up as a huge rugby fan near Port Talbot, Craig Whelan could never have imagined himself working at the highest level of the sport on the other side of the world.
But the man at the centre of a new era for Australian rugby says he wouldn’t swap his journey for anything now he counts Dave Rennie and Scott Wisemantel as Wallaby colleagues.
Whelan may not be a name familiar to many, but he is Australia’s new head analyst while he also fulfils the same role with Super Rugby outfit New South Wales Waratahs.
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