Wales guru says deal with Wigan is off table
WALES coach Shaun Edwards has not finalised his next move after the World Cup, with an agreed switch to rugby league side Wigan appearing off the table.
The Wales’ defensive guru claimed his 50th career winners’ medal as player and coach as Warren Gatland’s men sealed the Guinness Six Nations Grand Slam with a 25-7 victory over Ireland in Cardiff.
The 52-year-old will depart his Wales post after the autumn’s World Cup when he insisted he will be a free agent despite having previously agreed a deal with Super League side Wigan.
“On my future, my next step really is to sign a contract, I haven’t signed a contract with anybody yet,” Edwards said.
“I haven’t signed a contract. The only team I’m not going to go to is Wales, because the new coach is going in a different direction.
“He wants to do something different. So that’s where I’m at at the moment.
“So as it stands, come the end of the World Cup I’m unemployed. So that’s where I am.”
Edwards spent 14 years with Wigan as a player in a stunning rugby league career where he earned 36 Great Britain caps.
He agreed a deal with Wigan nine months ago, but Edwards revealed the Super League club never produced a contract for him to sign.
“I agreed with Wigan and thought we would sign a contract,” said Edwards.
“But then Wigan said, ‘it’s OK, we’ll sign one later’, and I thought that was unusual. I agreed to go to Wigan, but I never signed a contract.
“I’ll consider all offers, league, union.”