Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ:
2016 Six Nations Championship, Gatland duru Wales na nke abụọ na isi asaa, isi atọ n'azụ ndị mmeri England. Egwuregwu bọọlụ bidoro n'asọmpị nke ha gbara Ireland n'asọmpị 16 na Dublin, tupu Wales emerie ndị Scotland na Cardiff n'asọmpị nke ha gbara ha 27-23. Ha kwadoro mmeri ndị Skọtland site na mmeri 19/10 n'ebe ndị France nọ, tupu ha adaa na England 25/21. N'otu oge n'asọmpi ahụ, Wales na-agbada 19 na 0, mana ọ gbara mbọ atọ na ọkara nke abụọ iji bịa na isi 4 nke mmeri. N'egwuregwu ikpeazụ, Wales nwetara mmeri ha kachasị ukwuu na egwuregwu mba isii, na-emeri ihe 53 na mmeri 67 <unk> 14 na Italy. N'ọnwa June afọ 2016, Gatland duziri Wales n'asọmpị ule atọ megide ndị mmeri ụwa bụ New Zealand. Ndị All Blacks enweghị ọtụtụ ndị otu ha meriri iko mba ụwa, ebe Dan Carter, Richie McCaw, Keven Mealamu, Ma'a Nonu na Conrad Smith niile lara ezumike nká. Nnwale nke mbụ hụrụ ka Wales gosipụtara ihe na-eme ka o kwenye, na-eduga ndị mmeri ụwa 18<unk>15 na ọkara oge. Agbanyeghị, Wales kwụsịrị mgbe nkeji 60 gachara, na-enye ohere ịnwale atọ iji tufuo egwuregwu ahụ 39 <unk> 21. Wales wee gbadaa na Super Rugby n'akụkụ Chiefs, 40 na 7 na egwuregwu etiti izu. N'ule nke abụọ, ndị otu ahụ kwụrụ ọtọ mgbe nkeji 40 gachara, mana 26 enweghị azịza na ọkara nke abụọ, gụnyere mgbalị 4 na nkeji 15 hụrụ ndị All Blacks na-echekwa usoro ahụ mgbe ha meriri 36-22. N'ule ikpeazụ ahụ, New Zealand meriri n'asọmpi ahụ site na 3 <unk> 0, na-emeri 46 <unk> 6.