( CNN ) -- Wales coach Warren Gatland considered faking an injury to one of his players during Saturday 's 9-8 Rugby World Cup semifinal defeat to France , the New Zealand-born coach revealed at a press conference Tuesday . Wales had already lost prop Adam Jones to injury before being reduced to 14 men when captain Sam Warburton was issued a red card after 18 minutes , following a dangerous tackle on France wing Vincent Clerc . Gatland , 48 , admitted the Wales coaching staff discussed feigning an injury to one of their props in the wake of Warburton 's dismissal , a move which would have meant scrums were uncontested for the remainder of the contest . `` We had already lost Adam Jones , '' said former All Blacks hooker Gatland . `` And we discussed in the box , did we fake an injury to one of our props to go to uncontested scrums . France beat 14-man Wales to reach World Cup final . `` But morally , I made the decision that was n't the right thing to do . We could 've easily done that in the first 25 , 30 minutes of the game . `` But in the spirit of the game , the spirit of a World Cup semifinal , I did n't think that was the fairest or the right thing to do . '' Gatland also disputed the decision to issue Warburton , 23 , with a red card , only the second of the tournament so far , in such a crucial match . `` I honestly believe Alain Rolland ( the Irish match referee ) made the wrong decision . I think the right decision was a yellow card . `` In terms of the rules and the regulations , he 's perfectly entitled to give a red card but every game is different . You 've got to take circumstances , the situation , the intent ... given his experience , a yellow card was the right decision to make . '' Rugby union 's governing . All Blacks down Wallabies in last-four clash . Despite Wales ' defeat , Gatland reaffirmed his commitment to the country after reports in the British press suggested he could replace 2003 World Cup winner Martin Johnson as England coach . `` I 'll be honest , at some stage in your rugby career , as I 'm a Kiwi , I 'd like to come home and do a bit of coaching in New Zealand , '' Gatland , who is contracted to Wales until the end of 2015 , told the tournament 's official website . `` But not at the moment and I have made that commitment to Wales . We feel like we 've shown a lot of character , we feel like we 've played some great rugby since we 've been here . `` We 'll leave here with our heads held high having earned a lot of respect . '' Wales face two-time world champions Australia in the bronze medal match on Friday , after the Wallabies were beaten 20-6 by hosts New Zealand in the second semifinal on Sunday . Warburton will miss the clash at Auckland 's Eden Park , with prop Gethin Jenkins set to replace him as Wales captain . Jones also misses out due to the injury he picked up during Saturday 's loss , with Paul James set to cover at prop . Lock Alun-Wyn Jones makes way for Bradley Davies in the only other change .
Warren Gatland admits considering faking injury ar Rugby World Cup . Gatland 's Wales lost Saturday 's semifinal 9-8 to France . Wales were reduced to 14 men after Sam Warburton was issued a red card . Gatland said the decision to dismiss Warburton was wrong .