The pair both left Wales last year following a tough run of results

Former Wales coaches Warren Gatland and Jonathan Humphreys have both landed new consultancy jobs with World Rugby.

Gatland left his second stint with Wales midway through the 2025 Six Nations, following a 14-Test losing run. Humphreys, who worked as Wales' forward coach under Wayne Pivac and Gatland, then departed ahead of last year's summer tour of Japan.

Gatland has held the odd consultancy role, turning down a director of rugby role at Harlequins earlier this year.

He was also understood to have applied to become Fiji's head coach - although he has since denied that.

The pair are now working with World Rugby.

Humphreys is World Rugby's scrum consultant, while Gatland is a World Rugby coaching consultant.

Both were present this week as World Rugby's referees and officials got together for a conference - with Humphreys leading a presentation on scrums.

A special focus will be put on certain aspects of the scrum this month in the Nations Championship, as explained by Humphreys.

Both loosehead props will need to have their right shoulders out ahead of the engagement, while the hooker must have his brake foot grounded in the tunnel to ensure the scrum stays stable.

The previous day, the top 24 international head coaches had met with World Rugby officials to discuss the future of the game.

Earlier this year, Humphreys had spoken to WalesOnline about leaving his coaching role with Wales - saying he was taking a break from the game.

“I'm not bitter about leaving because if you lose 17 games in a row you're lucky to stay in a job," he said. "So I have no issue that they wanted to go a different way.

“I loved my time with Wales and I was proud to win the Six Nations and beat the Springboks for the first time out in South Africa, but everything must come to an end at some point.

“I will always look back at my time in the job with an equal measure of pride and disappointment.

“I have taken a big break because I haven’t had one for 35 years.

“I have taken a complete break which I have very much enjoyed. I have loved it. I haven’t missed rugby at all.

“With Wales, towards the end, you knew it was going to be a massive struggle to compete. All that comes with the stresses of it all.

“Until you have actually taken yourself away from it, you don’t know how much effect that has on you.

“It’s again like having the Welsh captaincy taken off me. It’s like a relief and I feel a lot better for it.

“I’m more relaxed and your emotions are not up and down on a weekly basis.”