ANALYSIS
PAUL REES LOOKS AT THE DEPARTURES OF FELIX JONES AND ALED WALTERS AND WONDERS WHAT IT MEANS FOR ENGLAND

ONE of the most remarkable features of Warren Gatland’s first stint as Wales’s head coach, which spanned 12 years from the end of 2007, was that his management team was virtually unchanged during that time. Shaun Edwards, Rob Howley, Robin McBryde and Neil Jenkins remained for the duration of a period which rivals the 1970s as Wales’s most successful era: three Grand Slams, a Six Nations title and two World Cup semi-finals, both of which were lost by s...