Wales’ star withdraws from the World Cup and is named to the Welsh regions team of the year

Wales star

Shane selects the Welsh team for the year. Shane Williams has named Welsh rugby’s best 23 players of the season – with a number of uncapped youngsters making the cut.

Wales’ record tryscorer chose his team of the year for The Rugby Paper and his selections will make interesting food for thought for Warren Gatland.

Shane chooses four uncapped players in his line-up – full-back Jordan Williams, centre Keiran Williams, prop Keiron Assiratti and Ospreys back-rower Morgan Morris.

Wales star

His 23-man squad contains nine Ospreys, six Scarlets and four players apiece from Cardiff and the Dragons. One of the Scarlets he chooses is returning try ace Tomi Lewis, who tore it up in England this season by helping Jersey Reds win the Championship. Shane feels the youngster.

Steff Evans is chosen for one of the wings, despite the fact that Gatland did not include the Scarlets flyer in his large World Cup training squad. The majority of the Welsh players Shane selects have a good chance of traveling to France this fall. Jordan Williams and Morgan Morris, however, have not been chosen by Gatland in addition to Evans.

Evans, according to him, “was in top form with the Scarlets, scoring 12 tries in 23 appearances.

Of his young centres, Keiran Williams and Mason Grady, he says: Williams is an international player in waiting. He did a great job in getting the Ospreys across the gain line time after time with his direct running and fast feet.

Shane’s Welsh XV of the year: Jordan Williams (Dragons); Steff Evans (Scarlets), Mason Grady (Cardiff), Keiran Williams (Ospreys), Rio Dyer (Dragons); Sam Costelow (Scarlets), Rhys Webb (Ospreys); Nicky Smith (Ospreys), Elliot Dee (Dragons), Keiron Assiratti (Cardiff), Sam Lousi (Scarlets), Vaea Fifita (Scarlets ), Jac Morgan (Ospreys), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Morgan Morris (Ospreys).

Replacements: Dewi Lake (Ospreys), Cory Domachowski (Cardiff), Tomas Francis (Ospreys), Rhys Davies (Ospreys), Aaron Wainwright (Dragons), Tomos Williams (Cardiff), Joe Roberts (Scarlets), Tomi Lewis (Scarlets).

 



source https://thedailyrugby.com/wales-star-withdraws-from-the-world-cup-and-is-named-to-the-welsh-regions-team-of-the-year/

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