<h1>Shaun Edwards: Welsh Rugby Union blocks Toulon coaching role</h1>

Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards has been blocked by the Welsh rugger Union (WRU) from taking a training role at three-time European champions Toulon. The WRU and Wales coach Warren Gatland had at the start united to the 49-year-old "gaining experience" in France. Edwards was expected to start out at Toulon next week on associate degree intermittent basis however the WRU has currently rejected the move once "the scope of the chance changed". "Shaun won't be operating with Toulon," aforementioned a WRU statement. "He may be a shrunk worker of the WRU. "Whilst we have a tendency to encourage coaching job workers gaining expertise in different environments, the scope of the chance has modified associate degreed would represent an unacceptable compromise. "Shaun remains committed to Wales up to RWC 2019." The WRU had at the start united to Edwards serving to Toulon as a part of} his continued skilled development in a casual reciprocal arrangement that allowed Toulon's acquisition coach Paul Stridgeon be part of the Wales facility team within the build-up to the 2015 rugger tourney. New Toulon coach Diego Dominguez, WHO has Wales full-back Vivien Leigh coin in his squad, was associate degree observer at Gatland's invite in Wales' 2016 League of Iroquois camp and he hoped Edwards might reciprocally supply his insight to his own players. But Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal was quoted in French media suggesting Edwards was connection Toulon's facility team on a a lot of formal basis than the unofficial role prompt by Gatland and Dominguez. Edwards, WHO has helped Wales win 2 Grand Slams and 3 League of Iroquois titles since turning into the national team's defence coach in 2008, signed a replacement four-year deal in December 2015 that ties him to the WRU till once the 2019 tourney. The former nice Great Britain rugger league half-back won the ecu Cup double and English spot thrice whereas with Gatland at London Wasps before connection the Kiwi's facility workers in Wales on a part-time basis. Edwards was coupled with the britain defence coach role before his Wales position became regular in 2011. His impact for Wales has been wide praised and he conjointly power-assisted Gatland on the 2009 Lions tour. The aspect conceded simply 2 tries as Gatland's team won the 2008 slam and their line was broken solely thrice as they completed the 2012 clean sweep. Wales failed to concede a strive in virtually four-and-a-half games as they won the 2013 League of Iroquois. They did but ship twenty one tries in their four summer defeats to 6 Nations champions England followed by 3 games against world champions New Sjaelland.