Tandy is the full-time replacement for Warren Gatland, who left his second spell as Wales coach midway through the Six Nations in February. Gatland’s departure came during a national-record 18-test losing run by Wales, the worst ever streak by a top-tier rugby nation. That losing run came to an end this month with a win in Japan.

Steve Tandy has been appointed to lead Wales to the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia, the Wales Rugby Union (WRU) said on Monday, tasked with revitalising a side who sunk to a record low in the world rankings this month.