Wales' 2023 Rugby World Cup squad as things stand sees several Six Nations players miss out

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Wales' 2023 Rugby World Cup squad as things stand sees several Six Nations players miss out

Wayne Pivac needs to start drilling down names into his World Cup plans. Several Six Nations players missed out on the squad. Alun Wyn Jones suggests PIVac is likely to cut players. Dan Biggar revealed post-match talks between the team saw them conclude it may be the end of the road for some players after the Six-Nations match.

Wales' 2023 Rugby World Cup squad is announced. Several Six Nations players miss out. Liam Williams, Josh Adams, Louis Rees-Zammit, Alex Cuthbert, Gareth Anscombe, Johnny McNicholl, Ioan Lloyd, Owen Lane and Mat Protheroe are all included.

Wales' 2023 Rugby World Cup squad is not very complete. Several Six Nations players are missing.

Wales' 2023 Rugby World Cup squad as things stand sees several Six Nations players miss out. Centres are a troublesome area for Wales. Owen Watkin has impressed the coaches over the past two months. Johnny Williams could be called up. Willis Halaholo and Jonathan Davies have just played in the Six nations. Scott Williams doesn't seem on the radar.

Dan Biggar is a controversial player. Wales coach Paul Pivac needs to find creative options outside BigGar. Gareth Anscombe can cover fly-half and full-back. Callum Sheedy needs improvement.

Dan Biggar and Callum Sheedy are likely to be selected for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

Tomos Williams and Kieran Hardy are included in the 2023 Rugby World Cup squad. Rhys Webb and Lloyd Williams are not. Gareth Davies should be included. Pivac wants other players to emerge.

Several Six Nations players are missing from the 2023 Rugby World Cup squad.

Wales' 2023 Rugby World Cup squad is limited. Several Six Nations players miss out. Nicky Smith is not included. Corey Domachowski could threaten Rhys Carre's place in Pivac's plans. Tomas Francis is the leading tight-head scrummager in Welsh rugby. Samson Lee faces a long time on the sidelines with injury. WillGriff John is still a doubt. Dillon Lewis didn't show for the second half against Italy. Leon Brown hasn't shown himself to be the finished article.

Ryan Elias, Dewi Lake and Ken Owens were Wales' best players during the Six Nations. Ken has been absent from the international programme this term with a back injury. Several players from Wales are not included in the 2023 Rugby World Cup squad.  Wales' Six-Nations squad is not very deep.

Ryan Elias, Dewi Lake and Ken Owens are likely to be left out of the 2023 Rugby World Cup squad.

Wales' 2023 Rugby World Cup squad as things stand sees several Six Nations players miss out. Second rows (4) are the only players who will not be in the Six-Nations squad. Alun Wyn Jones and Ben Carter are likely to be the front-line locks. Seb Davies could be a back-rower.

Josh Navidi, Taulupe Faletau, Justin Tipuric and Ross Moriarty are the back rowers. Christ Tshiunza is a hybrid player capable of playing lock and in the front row. Jac Morgan is tough, combative and a breakdown specialist. Taine Basham and James Botham will lead the challenge to be named the Rugby World Cup squad for 2023.

Josh Navidi, Ross Moriarty, Christ Tshiunza, Justin Tipuric, Jac Morgan, Taulupe Faletau are likely to be left out of the 2023 Rugby World Cup squad.


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