Byron Hayward moved out after five-match losing run‘We were not heading in right direction with the defence’Wayne Pivac admitted that his Wales setup could be perceived as “a mess” after this week’s sacking of the defence coach, Byron Hayward, less than a year into the
Job, but said the decision was taken to get planning for the 2023
World Cup back on track.
Wales, who won the grand slam last year and reached the semi-finals of the World Cup, have lost their last five matches and suffered their worst Six Nations campaign since 2007, beating only
Italy. Pivac, who took over as head coach from Warren Gatland a year ago having worked with Hayward at the Scarlets, took the decision to remove his defence coach before Friday’s opening Autumn Nations Cup match against
Ireland in
Dublin.