Dream of winning Wales a World Cup comes to a sad end for Gatland

Departing Welsh coach Warren Gatland’s dream of winning Wales a World Cup has come to a sad end after his side’s loss to South Africa 19-16 in the semi-finals.

After a huge battle on the pitch, players from Wales and South Africa shake hands at #RWCYokohama #WALvRSA #RWC2019 pic.twitter.com/piVYlr1MRt

— Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) October 27, 2019

Gatland praised the Springboks efforts and admits the better side won the game.

He says it was a tough physical match, congratulations to South Africa, great for them to be in the finals - they deserved to win.

The Kiwi-born coach was really proud of his team's efforts in this tight contest.

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen and Gatland will face off in a match no one wants to play in when they play for bronze on Friday in Tokyo.

Both coaches will be coaching their last game as head coach for their teams, with Gatland heading back home to New Zealand to coach the Waikato Chiefs in next year’s Super Rugby tournament while Hansen heads to Japan.

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