Western Mail

Wilson in shock link with Scotland

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FORMER Cardiff Blues boss Danny Wilson is set to walk away from his move to Wasps and become Scotland’s forwards coach instead.

Wilson, whose three-year Arms Park tenure ended in a blaze of glory with the European Challenge Cup final win against Gloucester in Bilbao, is under contract to Wasps for the next two seasons.

He agreed to join Dai Young’s management team at the Aviva Premiershi­p club a few months after announcing he was leaving the Blues last September.

But WalesOnlin­e understand­s the Scottish Rugby Union has approached Wasps and the Aviva Premiershi­p Club will not stand in Wilson’s way.

A compensati­on package is still to be finalised, but that is expected to happen in the coming days before the move is announced. There’s been no official comment as yet from the Coventry-based club.

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend is looking for a new man to take charge of the pack following news of the departure of Englishman Dan McFarland two months ago.

McFarland has landed the Ulster head coach role, though it is unclear precisely when he will be leaving with the SRU thought to want him to work his notice up until January 2019.

That may change, however, if they can land Wilson.

While the ex-Wales Under-20s coach is on a lucrative deal at Wasps, the opportunit­y to work with a senior internatio­nal squad alongside a coach of the calibre of Townsend at next year’s Rugby World Cup tournament looks too good for him to turn down.

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