Coaches
Following the unsuccessful tour to South Africa in 1964, the WRU set up a working party on coaching. The party recommended that Welsh clubs accept the principle of coaching. David Nash was appointed as the national team's first coach in 1967, but for the 1968 tour of Argentina, the WRU initially planned not to have a coach tour with the team. Following pressure from the Welsh clubs at the WRU's annual general meeting, the decision was reversed and Clive Rowlands was appointed as coach for the tour. The appointing of a coach for the team coincided with Wales' success in the Five Nations during the 1970s.
List of head coaches:
| Name | Nationality | Years | Tests | Won | Drew | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Nash | 1967 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20.0 | |
| Clive Rowlands | 1968–1974 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 62.1 | |
| John Dawes | 1974–1979 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 75.0 | |
| John Lloyd | 1980–1982 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 42.9 | |
| John Bevan | 1982–1985 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 46.7 | |
| Tony Gray | 1985–1988 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 50.0 | |
| John Ryan | 1988–1990 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 22.2 | |
| Ron Waldron | 1990–1991 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 20.0 | |
| Alan Davies | 1991–1995 | 35 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 51.4 | |
| Alex Evans | 1995 (caretaker coach) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.0 | |
| Kevin Bowring | 1995–1998 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 51.7 | |
| Dennis John | 1998 (caretaker coach) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | |
| Graham Henry | 1998–2002 | 34 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 58.8 | |
| Lynn Howells | 2001 (caretaker coach) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | |
| Steve Hansen | 2002–2004 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 34.5 | |
| Mike Ruddock | 2004–2006 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 65.0 | |
| Scott Johnson | 2006 (caretaker coach) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Gareth Jenkins | 2006–2007 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 30.0 | |
| Nigel Davies | 2007 (caretaker coach) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Warren Gatland< | 2007–present | 55 | 28 | 1 | 26 | 50.9 | |
| Robin McBryde | 2009 (caretaker coach) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | |
| Rob Howley> | 2012 (caretaker coach) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16.7 |
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