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Warburton won two Six Nations titles, including a Grand Slam, with a Wales team built on the rock-solid defensive foundation provided by Shaun Edwards, who now holds that role for France.<\/p>\n
The former Wales captain said Tandy needs help with defence.<\/p>\n
“Steve’s admitted he’s probably spread himself a bit too thinly,” Warburton told BBC Sport.<\/p>\n
“He’s been doing the defence with Dan Lydiate but then you’re trying to do the defence with all the other things that come with being a head coach.<\/p>\n
“Dan is more the micro defensive skills [such as] tackle technique, competition on the floor.<\/p>\n
“Wales don’t have a full-time defence coach [and] it’s not just about being a coach during campaign time. When the players are playing for their clubs, you’re there full-time, watching the regions play, or the Welsh-qualified players playing in England, and you can still keep dialogue and send clips.<\/p>\n
“He needs to bring in a defence coach [but] it sounds like they can’t get people out of their contracts because it’s difficult to bring people in mid-season.<\/p>\n
“For someone to come in as a full-time defence coach, they need to be tried and tested at this level.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n