(Reuters) - Wales head coach Wayne Pivac has appointed former captain Sam Warburton as the team's new technical advisor for defence and breakdown, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) said on Friday.
The 31-year-old Warburton, who retired in July last year having failed to return to full fitness following neck and knee surgery, will be joined by former Wales flyhalf Byron Hayward who was named defence coach.
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