Wales suffer Williams blow
2 Jun 2010
Shane Williams will miss the Welsh tour to New Zealand in June because of a shoulder injury.
Williams, who has scored 51 tries in 77 Tests, was a notable omission from Wales’s match 22 for the Test against the Springboks in Cardiff this Saturday because of the injury. Wing Leigh Halfpenny gets a spot in the run-on side in his absence.
Now it has been reported that the Ospreys speedster won’t be available for the two Tests against the All Blacks in Dunedin (19 June) and Hamilton (26 June).
Meanwhile, head coach Warren Gatland said he will use these June internationals as their physical preparation for the World Cup next year. Wales face the Springboks, Fiji and Samoa in their group.
‘We will know where we are physically after this summer,’ Gatland told stuff.co.nz.
‘One thing we have prioritised over the last few years is our physicality, probably to the detriment of our individual skills and game. If we’re going to do well then we need to physically match the top teams in the world.
‘We have got one of the most physical pools in the World Cup. But if we come out of that, we will be in good shape. That’s why this summer is the start of our preparations. We’re trying to replicate things in these three games.’
3 Comments
2 Jun 2010, 07:28 am
the disco dancer
2 Jun 2010, 08:05 am
Williams would be a great Super Rugby player.
He is still bloody quick for his age.
2 Jun 2010, 12:34 pm
Should’ve never been player of the year, IRB player of the year has become a pity party
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