Pivac comes out of semi-retirement for new Italy lifeFigure caption, Wayne Pivac says an Ospreys/Scarlets merger would have changed Welsh rugbyPublished20 minutes agoFormer Wales coach Wayne Pivac is preparing to come out of “semi-retirement” and begin a new chapter when he travels to Italy next week to take charge of Benetton.Pivac, 63, was declared as the new boss of the United Rugby Championship (URC) side in March and will arrive in northern Italy from New Zealand to start pre-season preparations.
It could have been very different for Pivac had his time as Wales coach worked out, but he paid the price for losing at home to Georgia in November 2022.
A stint in Japan followed before he returned home to New Zealand where he admits his coaching career might have been over.
But the Benetton opportunity arose and the well-travelled Kiwi has found himself back in the northern hemisphere.
In the just in Scrum V podcast, Pivac has explained his decision to prolong his career, recounted how his Wales career finished and outlined why Welsh rugby could have looked a lot different if the Ospreys and Scarlets had merged in 2019.
