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Article: Bowring's demands make Wales scour globe for successor.

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May 9, 1998
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Wales have started a global search for the big-money World Cup successor to departed national coach Kevin Bowring.

Bowring, who had 18 months of his pounds 50,000-a-year contract still remaining, and the Welsh Rugby Union, yesterday reached "mutual agreement" before bidding each other farewell.

The WRU could not meet Bowring's pre-World Cup demands and rugby director Terry Cobner revealed that talks were already under way with potential replacements.

"We want the best coach in the world who is currently available," claimed Cobner, refusing to ...

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