WRU probe World Cup exit

The Welsh Rugby Union have begun an immediate review process after Wales were sent crashing out of the World Cup.

The Welsh Rugby Union have begun an immediate review process after Wales were sent crashing out of the World Cup.

The WRU will hold a press conference at the Vale of Glamorgan hotel this afternoon to outline the way forward following last night’s 38-34 defeat by Fiji.

Failing to reach the quarter-finals represents Wales’ worst World Cup performance in the professional era.

Head coach Gareth Jenkins insisted after the match he would not resign from his post and urged against “panic” and “knee-jerk” reactions.

WRU chief executive Roger Lewis and chairman David Pickering were both at the team hotel in Pornichet, an hour down the Brittany coast from Nantes, when the squad left for the airport this morning.

Lewis was last night seen in deep conversation with Wales team manager Alan Phillips on the pitch at the Stade de la Beaujoire two hours after the match.

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