Warren Gatland’s critics must not rewrite history nor take Wales success as a given | Paul Rees

Criticism of Wales’s win over France overlooks both the contribution that hard-nosed forwards have made to their history, and the years of adventurous play and heavy defeats“Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were,” wrote Proust. As Wales prepare for Saturday’s visit to Twickenham – where victory would set up a fourth Six Nations title in eight years – they have been defending their style of play, which has been attacked as a brutish and boorish trashing of tradition. Related: Eddie Jones v Warren Gatland – how do the two head coaches compare? | Mic…