Wales’s Warren Gatland lambasts timing of ‘ridiculous’ World Cup pool draw

• Coach expresses sympathy for England’s beleaguered Stuart Lancaster• Gatland criticises decision to draw pools three years before tournamentWales’s coach, Warren Gatland, has condemned the “ridiculous” decision to draw the 2015 World Cup pools almost three years ago.England became the biggest group-stage casualties in World Cup history, after successive Twickenham defeats against Wales and Australia. And Gatland, whose squad arrived in Weybridge evening before next Saturday’s Pool A decider against Australia, did not hold back. Continue reading...