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Mike Ruddock likes to tell a story about preparing for the unexpected.

10 years have passed since Welsh rugby's greatest whodunnit, that Valentine's night in Mike Ruddock resigned as national coach.

In his autobiography, serialised by WalesOnline, former Wales hooker Matthew Rees has lifted the lid on how a bust-up with players at.

Coach Mike Ruddock, played in the back row for Blaina, Tredegar and Swansea, making appearances for Swansea and scoring 43 tries.

In this brutally frank and hard-hitting autobiography, Mike 'Spikey' Watkins, the loveable rogue of Welsh rugby, lifts the lid on his roller-coaster playing.

In his autobiography, serialised by WalesOnline, former Wales hooker Matthew Rees has lifted the lid on how a bust-up with players at..

Adam Jones book: The truth about Mike Ruddock's departure and the players who were pro-Steve Hansen

To this day, many Welsh rugby fans are baffled about why Mike Ruddock, the man who ended Wales’ 27 year-wait for a Grand Slam, suddenly and dramatically walked away from his job.

Rumours of player-power have abounded, without being substantiated.

Here, in day three of our extracts from his new book, Adam Jones reveals what REALLY went on behind the scenes, names the players who were particularly pro-the previous Steve Hansen regime and discloses how some in the dressing room scathingly called Ruddock “the bus” behind his back because they reckoned he wasn’t a coach.

Let’s get one thing straight.

If it hadn’t been for Mike Ruddock we would not have won a Grand Slam. Those who claim the Slam belongs to Hansen and (Scott) Johnson are conveniently forgetting how much our game changed under Ruddock.

Some of the offloading and link play was spectacular.

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