Concerned by the war of words which he admits he helped to instigate before the Welsh-Irish finale last season, and which has been revisited this week, Warren Gatland has moved to ensure things “don’t get out of hand” by apologising for those infamous remarks a year ago. The Irish Times reports.
"A back page headline in yesterday’s Western Mail read “A Menopausal Warthog” in relation to a description of Gatland in an article in an Irish newspaper earlier this week, the general gist of which rather incurred the wrath of the Welsh newspaper which was moved to defend Gatland, Cardiff as a Six Nations venue and generally all things Welsh.
“The personal attacks on myself I can handle,” said Gatland last night. “That’s not an issue for me. But I think it’s different when you start criticising the fans and the team and Cardiff as a venue and stuff. It’s always been regarded as one of the best venues in the world. I just got a little bit concerned about that, and thought: ‘this could get a little bit out of hand’.”
"...“The comments that I made last year, on reflection, I knew they would cause a bit of concern, but what surprised me was how much it caused. If I offended or upset anyone I genuinely want to apologise for that,” he said."
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