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Wayne Pivac’s rebuilding pays off with dominant win against England
Wales head coach Wayne Pivac

by David Nicholson

WALES won a deserved Triple Crown on Saturday in Cardiff after they scored a record 40 points against England.

Winning head coach Wayne Pivac had come in for criticism during last year’s autumn Nations Cup as he has spent time rebuilding the team to play to his style.

“It’s well-documented that we chose to go down a bit of a development route in the autumn and build some depth in certain positions,” he said.

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