Cardiff Rugby head coach Matt Sherratt has been appointed as head coach to lead the Wales senior side for the final three matches of the 2025 Guinness Six Nations Championship.
Welsh Rugby Union CEO Abi Tierney has expressed her gratitude to Gatland for his service to Welsh rugby and called upon the nation to back Sherratt as he takes charge for the remaining fixtures of the current campaign, against Ireland, Scotland and England.
“The WRU and Warren have agreed that making this change now is in the best interests of the Wales squad as it continues to compete in the 2025 Six Nations tournament,” said Tierney.
“We are grateful to Warren for all he has done for the game in Wales. He remains our longest-serving and most decorated head coach in terms of the silverware he has won.
“Matt Sherratt takes over at a pivotal time. It is a credit to him that he has not hesitated to answer Wales’s call and is also testament to the strong relationship that now exists throughout the Welsh professional game that Cardiff Rugby are fully supportive of the move.
“Matt will return to Cardiff Rugby after the Six Nations in order to concentrate his efforts on what is already a promising campaign for our capital club.
“Our intention is to have a permanent appointment in place before this summer’s two-Test tour to Japan, with all options open.”
Sherratt became Cardiff Rugby head coach in 2023 but has also been attack coach and coached at the Ospreys, Bristol and Worcester.
Warren Gatland, who was reappointed for his second stint in charge of Wales in December 2022 by former CEO Steve Phillips after initially winning a hat-trick of Grand Slams and reaching two World Cup semi-finals between 2007 and 2019, reached out to the WRU CEO on Monday to discuss the future. He said:
“I would like to thank the WRU Board for the faith shown in me after a tough campaign throughout 2024 and affording me the time and resource to try to turn things around for this 2025 tournament.
“We have worked hard, we have a talented young squad that is developing and have been desperate to turn potential into results but now is the right time for a change”.
“I’ve reached the end of this particular chapter, but I remain grateful to all those in Wales who have supported me, to all the players who have played for me and to all those around me, especially my management team, who have contributed to what we have achieved over the years. I wish whoever takes over all the best for the future.
“Finally, I want to say a big thank you to the Welsh fans.”
The Warren Gatland years
| Date | Opposition | Venue | Results | Score | Coach |
| 02/02/2008 | England | Twickenham | W | 26-19 | Gatland 1 |
| 09/02/2008 | Scotland | Cardiff | W | 30-15 | Gatland 2 |
| 23/02/2008 | Italy | Cardiff | W | 47-8 | Gatland 3 |
| 08/03/2008 | Ireland | Dublin | W | 16-12 | Gatland 4 |
| 15/03/2008 | France | Cardiff | W | 29-12 | Gatland 5 |
| 07/06/2008 | South Africa | Bloemfontein | L | 17-43 | Gatland 6 |
| 14/06/2008 | South Africa | Pretoria | L | 21-37 | Gatland 7 |
| 08/11/2008 | South Africa | Cardiff | L | 15-20 | Gatland 8 |
| 14/11/2008 | Canada | Cardiff | W | 34-13 | Gatland 9 |
| 22/11/2008 | New Zealand | Cardiff | L | 9-29 | Gatland 10 |
| 29/11/2008 | Australia | Cardiff | W | 21-18 | Gatland 11 |
| 08/02/2009 | Scotland | Edinburgh | W | 26-13 | Gatland 12 |
| 14/02/2009 | England | Cardiff | W | 23-15 | Gatland 13 |
| 27/02/2009 | France | Paris | L | 16-21 | Gatland 14 |
| 14/03/2009 | Italy | Rome | W | 20-15 | Gatland 15 |
| 21/03/2009 | Ireland | Cardiff | L | 15-17 | Gatland 16 |
| 30/05/2009 | Canada | Toronto,ON | W | 32-23 | McBryde |
| 06/06/2009 | USA | Bridgeview,IL | W | 48-15 | McBryde |
| 07/11/2009 | New Zealand | Cardiff | L | 12-19 | Gatland 17 |
| 13/11/2009 | Samoa | Cardiff | W | 17-13 | Gatland 18 |
| 21/11/2009 | Argentina | Cardiff | W | 33-16 | Gatland 19 |
| 28/11/2009 | Australia | Cardiff | L | 12-33 | Gatland 20 |
| 06/02/2010 | England | Twickenham | L | 17-30 | Gatland 21 |
| 13/02/2010 | Scotland | Cardiff | W | 31-24 | Gatland 22 |
| 26/02/2010 | France | Cardiff | L | 20-26 | Gatland 23 |
| 13/03/2010 | Ireland | Dublin | L | 12-27 | Gatland 24 |
| 20/03/2010 | Italy | Cardiff | W | 33-10 | Gatland 25 |
| 05/06/2010 | South Africa | Cardiff | L | 31-34 | Gatland 26 |
| 19/06/2010 | New Zealand | Dunedin | L | 9-42 | Gatland 27 |
| 26/06/2010 | New Zealand | Hamilton(NZ) | L | 10-29 | Gatland 28 |
| 06/11/2010 | Australia | Cardiff | L | 16-25 | Gatland 29 |
| 13/11/2010 | South Africa | Cardiff | L | 25-29 | Gatland 30 |
| 19/11/2010 | Fiji | Cardiff | D | 16-16 | Gatland 31 |
| 27/11/2010 | New Zealand | Cardiff | L | 25-37 | Gatland 32 |
| 04/02/2011 | England | Cardiff | L | 19-26 | Gatland 33 |
| 12/02/2011 | Scotland | Edinburgh | W | 24-6 | Gatland 34 |
| 26/02/2011 | Italy | Rome | W | 24-16 | Gatland 35 |
| 12/03/2011 | Ireland | Cardiff | W | 19-13 | Gatland 36 |
| 19/03/2011 | France | Paris | L | 9-28 | Gatland 37 |
| 04/06/2011 | Barbarians | Cardiff | L | 28-31 | Gatland 38 |
| 06/08/2011 | England | Twickenham | L | 19-23 | Gatland 39 |
| 13/08/2011 | England | Cardiff | W | 19-9 | Gatland 40 |
| 20/08/2011 | Argentina | Cardiff | W | 28-13 | Gatland 41 |
| 11/09/2011 | South Africa | Wellington | L | 16-17 | Gatland 42 |
| 18/09/2011 | Samoa | Hamilton(NZ) | W | 17-10 | Gatland 43 |
| 26/09/2011 | Namibia | New Plymouth | W | 81-7 | Gatland 44 |
| 02/10/2011 | Fiji | Hamilton(NZ) | W | 66-0 | Gatland 45 |
| 08/10/2011 | Ireland | Wellington | W | 22-10 | Gatland 46 |
| 15/10/2011 | France | Auckland | L | 8-9 | Gatland 47 |
| 21/10/2011 | Australia | Auckland | L | 18-21 | Gatland 48 |
| 03/12/2011 | Australia | Cardiff | L | 18-24 | Gatland 49 |
| 05/02/2012 | Ireland | Dublin | W | 23-21 | Gatland 50 |
| 12/02/2012 | Scotland | Cardiff | W | 27-13 | Gatland 51 |
| 25/02/2012 | England | Twickenham | W | 19-12 | Gatland 52 |
| 10/03/2012 | Italy | Cardiff | W | 24-3 | Gatland 53 |
| 17/03/2012 | France | Cardiff | W | 16-9 | Gatland 54 |
| 02/06/2012 | Barbarians | Cardiff | W | 30-21 | Howley |
| 09/06/2012 | Australia | Brisbane,QLD | L | 19-27 | Howley |
| 16/06/2012 | Australia | Melbourne,VIC | L | 23-25 | Howley |
| 23/06/2012 | Australia | Sydney,NSW | L | 19-20 | Howley |
| 10/11/2012 | Argentina | Cardiff | L | 12-26 | Howley |
| 16/11/2012 | Samoa | Cardiff | L | 19-26 | Howley |
| 24/11/2012 | New Zealand | Cardiff | L | 10-33 | Gatland 55 |
| 01/12/2012 | Australia | Cardiff | L | 12-14 | Gatland 56 |
| 02/02/2012 | Ireland | Cardiff | L | 22-30 | Howley |
| 09/02/2013 | France | Paris | W | 16-6 | Howley |
| 23/02/2013 | Italy | Rome | W | 26-9 | Howley |
| 09/03/2013 | Scotland | Edinburgh | W | 28-18 | Howley |
| 16/03/2013 | England | Cardiff | W | 30-3 | Howley |
| 08/06/2013 | Japan | Osaka | W | 22-18 | McBryde |
| 15/06/2013 | Japan | Tokyo | L | 8-23 | McBryde |
| 09/11/2013 | South Africa | Cardiff | L | 15-24 | Gatland 57 |
| 16/11/2013 | Argentina | Cardiff | W | 40-6 | Gatland 58 |
| 22/11/2013 | Tonga | Cardiff | W | 17-7 | Gatland 59 |
| 30/11/2013 | Australia | Cardiff | L | 26-30 | Gatland 60 |
| 01/02/2014 | Italy | Cardiff | W | 23-15 | Gatland 61 |
| 08/02/2014 | Ireland | Dublin | L | 3-26 | Gatland 62 |
| 21/02/2014 | France | Cardiff | W | 27-6 | Gatland 63 |
| 09/03/2014 | England | Twickenham | L | 18-29 | Gatland 64 |
| 15/03/2014 | Scotland | Cardiff | W | 51-3 | Gatland 65 |
| 14/06/2014 | South Africa | Durban | L | 16-38 | Gatland 66 |
| 21/06/2014 | South Africa | Nelspruit | L | 30-31 | Gatland 67 |
| 08/11/2014 | Australia | Cardiff | L | 28-33 | Gatland 68 |
| 15/11/2014 | Fiji | Cardiff | W | 17-13 | Gatland 69 |
| 22/11/2014 | New Zealand | Cardiff | L | 16-34 | Gatland 70 |
| 29/11/2014 | South Africa | Cardiff | W | 12-6 | Gatland 71 |
| 06/02/2015 | England | Cardiff | L | 16-21 | Gatland 72 |
| 15/02/2015 | Scotland | Edinburgh | W | 26-23 | Gatland 73 |
| 28/02/2015 | France | Paris | W | 20-13 | Gatland 74 |
| 14/03/2015 | Ireland | Cardiff | W | 23-16 | Gatland 75 |
| 21/03/2015 | Italy | Rome | W | 61-20 | Gatland 76 |
| 08/08/2015 | Ireland | Cardiff | L | 21-35 | Gatland 77 |
| 29/08/2015 | Ireland | Dublin | W | 16-10 | Gatland 78 |
| 05/09/2015 | Italy | Cardiff | W | 23-19 | Gatland 79 |
| 20/09/2015 | Uruguay | Cardiff | W | 54-9 | Gatland 80 |
| 26/09/2015 | England | Twickenham | W | 28-25 | Gatland 81 |
| 01/10/2015 | Fiji | Cardiff | W | 23-13 | Gatland 82 |
| 10/10/2015 | Australia | Twickenham | L | 6-15 | Gatland 83 |
| 17/10/2015 | South Africa | Twickenham | L | 19-23 | Gatland 84 |
| 07/02/2016 | Ireland | Dublin | D | 16-16 | Gatland 85 |
| 13/02/2016 | Scotland | Cardiff | W | 27-23 | Gatland 86 |
| 26/02/2016 | France | Cardiff | W | 19-10 | Gatland 87 |
| 12/03/2016 | England | Twickenham | L | 21-25 | Gatland 88 |
| 19/03/2016 | Italy | Cardiff | W | 67-14 | Gatland 89 |
| 29/05/2016 | England | Twickenham | L | 13-27 | Gatland 90 |
| 11/06/2016 | New Zealand | Auckland | L | 21-39 | Gatland 91 |
| 18/06/2016 | New Zealand | Wellington | L | 22-36 | Gatland 92 |
| 25/06/2016 | New Zealand | Dunedin | L | 6-46 | Gatland 93 |
| 25/11/2016 | Australia | Cardiff | L | 8-32 | Howley |
| 12/11/2016 | Argentina | Cardiff | W | 24-20 | Howley |
| 19/11/2016 | Japan | Cardiff | W | 33-30 | Howley |
| 26/11/2016 | South Africa | Cardiff | W | 27-13 | Howley |
| 05/02/2017 | Italy | Rome | W | 33-7 | Howley |
| 11/02/2017 | England | Cardiff | L | 16-21 | Howley |
| 25/02/2017 | Scotland | Edinburgh | L | 13-29 | Howley |
| 10/03/2017 | Ireland | Cardiff | W | 22-9 | Howley |
| 18/03/2017 | France | Paris | L | 18-20 | Howley |
| 16/06/2017 | Tonga | Auckland | W | 24-6 | Howley |
| 23/06/2017 | Samoa | Apia | W | 19-17 | Howley |
| 11/11/2017 | Australia | Cardiff | L | 21-29 | Gatland 94 |
| 18/11/2017 | Georgia | Cardiff | W | 13-6 | Gatland 95 |
| 25/11/2017 | New Zealand | Cardiff | L | 18-33 | Gatland 96 |
| 02/12/2017 | South Africa | Cardiff | W | 24-22 | Gatland 97 |
| 03/02/2018 | Scotland | Cardiff | W | 34-7 | Gatland 98 |
| 10/02/2018 | England | Twickenham | L | 6-12 | Gatland 99 |
| 24/02/2018 | Ireland | Dublin | L | 27-37 | Gatland 100 |
| 11/03/2018 | Italy | Cardiff | W | 38-14 | Gatland 101 |
| 17/03/2018 | France | Cardiff | W | 14-13 | Gatland 102 |
| 02/06/2018 | South Africa | Washington DC | W | 22-20 | Gatland 103 |
| 09/06/2018 | Argentina | San Juan | W | 23-10 | Gatland 104 |
| 16/06/2018 | Argentina | Santa Fe | W | 30-12 | Gatland 105 |
| 03/11/2018 | Scotland | Cardiff | W | 21-10 | Gatland 106 |
| 10/11/2018 | Australia | Cardiff | W | 9-6 | Gatland 107 |
| 17/11/2018 | Tonga | Cardiff | W | 74-24 | Gatland 108 |
| 24/11/2018 | South Africa | Cardiff | W | 20-11 | Gatland 109 |
| 01/02/2019 | France | Paris | W | 24-19 | Gatland 110 |
| 09/02/2019 | Italy | Rome | W | 26-15 | Gatland 111 |
| 23/02/2019 | England | Cardiff | W | 21-13 | Gatland 112 |
| 09/03/2019 | Scotland | Edinburgh | W | 18-11 | Gatland 113 |
| 16/03/2019 | Ireland | Cardiff | W | 25-7 | Gatland 114 |
| 11/08/2019 | England | Twickenham | L | 19-33 | Gatland 115 |
| 17/08/2019 | England | Cardiff | W | 13-6 | Gatland 116 |
| 31/08/2019 | Ireland | Cardiff | L | 17-22 | Gatland 117 |
| 07/09/2019 | Ireland | Dublin | L | 10-19 | Gatland 118 |
| 23/09/2019 | Georgia | Toyota (Aichi) | W | 43-14 | Gatland 119 |
| 29/09/2019 | Australia | Chofu (Tokyo) | W | 29-25 | Gatland 120 |
| 09/10/2019 | Fiji | Oita | W | 29-17 | Gatland 121 |
| 13/10/2019 | Uruguay | Kumamoto | W | 35-13 | Gatland 122 |
| 20/10/2019 | France | Oita | W | 20-19 | Gatland 123 |
| 27/10/2019 | South Africa | Yokohama (Kanagawa) | L | 16-19 | Gatland 124 |
| 01/11/2019 | New Zealand | Chofu (Tokyo) | L | 17-40 | Gatland 125 |
| 01/02/2019 | Italy | Cardiff | W | 42-0 | Pivac |
| 08/02/2020 | Ireland | Dublin | L | 14-24 | Pivac |
| 22/02/2020 | France | Cardiff | L | 23-27 | Pivac |
| 07/03/2020 | England | Twickenham | L | 30-33 | Pivac |
| 24/10/2020 | France | Paris | L | 21-38 | Pivac |
| 31/10/2020 | Scotland | Llanelli | L | 10-14 | Pivac |
| 13/11/2020 | Ireland | Dublin | L | 9-32 | Pivac |
| 21/11/2020 | Georgia | Llanelli | W | 18-0 | Pivac |
| 28/11/2020 | England | Llanelli | L | 13-24 | Pivac |
| 05/12/2020 | Italy | Llanelli | W | 38-18 | Pivac |
| 07/02/2021 | Ireland | Cardiff | W | 21-16 | Pivac |
| 13/02/2021 | Scotland | Edinburgh | W | 25-24 | Pivac |
| 27/02/2021 | England | Cardiff | W | 40-24 | Pivac |
| 13/03/2021 | Italy | Rome | W | 48-7 | Pivac |
| 20/03/2021 | France | Paris | L | 30-32 | Pivac |
| 03/07/2021 | Canada | Cardiff | W | 68-12 | Pivac |
| 10/07/2021 | Argentina | Cardiff | D | 20-20 | Pivac |
| 17/07/2021 | Argentina | Cardiff | L | 11-33 | Pivac |
| 30/10/2021 | New Zealand | Cardiff | L | 16-54 | Pivac |
| 06/11/2021 | South Africa | Cardiff | L | 18-23 | Pivac |
| 14/11/2021 | Fiji | Cardiff | W | 38-23 | Pivac |
| 20/11/2021 | Australia | Cardiff | W | 29-28 | Pivac |
| 05/02/2022 | Ireland | Dublin | L | 7-29 | Pivac |
| 12/02/2022 | Scotland | Cardiff | W | 20-17 | Pivac |
| 26/02/2022 | England | Twickenham | L | 19-23 | Pivac |
| 11/03/2022 | France | Cardiff | L | 9-13 | Pivac |
| 19/03/2022 | Italy | Cardiff | L | 21-22 | Pivac |
| 02/07/2022 | South Africa | Pretoria | L | 29-32 | Pivac |
| 09/07/2022 | South Africa | Bloemfontein | W | 13-12 | Pivac |
| 16/07/2022 | South Africa | Cape Town | L | 14-30 | Pivac |
| 05/11/2022 | New Zealand | Cardiff | L | 23-55 | Pivac |
| 12/11/2022 | Argentina | Cardiff | W | 20-13 | Pivac |
| 19/11/2022 | Georgia | Cardiff | L | 12-13 | Pivac |
| 26/11/2022 | Australia | Cardiff | L | 34-39 | Pivac |
| 04/11/2022 | Ireland | Cardiff | L | 10-34 | Gatland 126 |
| 11/02/2023 | Scotland | Edinburgh | L | 7-35 | Gatland 127 |
| 25/02/2023 | England | Cardiff | L | 10-20 | Gatland 128 |
| 11/03/2023 | Italy | Rome | W | 29-17 | Gatland 129 |
| 18/03/2023 | France | Paris | L | 28-41 | Gatland 130 |
| 05/08/2023 | England | Cardiff | W | 20-9 | Gatland 131 |
| 12/08/2023 | England | Twickenham | L | 17-19 | Gatland 132 |
| 19/08/2023 | South Africa | Cardiff | L | 16-52 | Gatland 133 |
| 10/09/2023 | Fiji | Bordeaux | W | 32-26 | Gatland 134 |
| 16/09/2023 | Portugal | Nice | W | 28-8 | Gatland 135 |
| 24/09/2023 | Australia | Lyon | W | 40-6 | Gatland 136 |
| 07/10/2023 | Georgia | Nantes | W | 43-19 | Gatland 137 |
| 14/10/2023 | Argentina | Marseille | L | 17-29 | Gatland 138 |
| 03/02/2024 | Scotland | Cardiff | L | 26-27 | Gatland 139 |
| 10/02/2024 | England | Twickenham | L | 14-16 | Gatland 140 |
| 24/02/2024 | Ireland | Dublin | L | 17-31 | Gatland 141 |
| 10/03/2024 | France | Cardiff | L | 24-45 | Gatland 142 |
| 16/03/2024 | Italy | Cardiff | L | 21-24 | Gatland 143 |
| 22/06/2024 | South Africa | Twickenham | L | 13-41 | Gatland 144 |
| 06/07/2024 | Australia | Sydney | L | 16-25 | Gatland 145 |
| 13/07/2024 | Australia | Melbourne | L | 28-36 | Gatland 146 |
| 10/11/2024 | Fiji | Cardiff | L | 19-24 | Gatland 147 |
| 17/11/2024 | Australia | Cardiff | L | 20-52 | Gatland 148 |
| 23/11/2024 | South Africa | Cardiff | L | 12-45 | Gatland 149 |
| 31/01/2025 | France | Paris | L | 0-43 | Gatland 150 |
| 08/02/2025 | Italy | Rome | L | 15-22 | Gatland 151 |
