Shane Williams on England vs Wales What is your view on the Welsh back-line in particular, especially considering all the injuries. There are no changes at the moment despite George North coming back so, what are your views on that? Obviously a lot was said about the injuries and the form of players, but I’m positive after the weekend. The game plan was to move the ball and have a good tempo, score tries and get points and that’s exactly what they did. The style fits the players they have and the no changes, it shows Warren (Gatland) has faith and shows the strength in the team. To be honest the injuries beforehand may have been a blessing in disguise. Related: Wales Team to Face England  So who do you think will win between England and Wales this weekend? I think it will be a good game, close, we certainly have the potential to win. I mean England are up there with New Zealand, I think they may be a little too strong but I hope I’m wrong. I think England have such strength and depth that they are there, whereas Wales are not quite there I don’t think. LATEST RUGBY WORLD MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION DEALS What is your opinion on the issue of injuries at the moment? Do you think players are playing more games, or they are bigger and stronger now compared to when you played? I think it is a combination of factors. I think it is more physical now, which means the collisions at impact are bigger. The players now are more athletic, sometimes you have a back-rower as quick as the backs. All of them are athletes so the margin of error is so much smaller. I also think you can predict injuries better now, they’re more conscious of it, where they scan a muscle and see a small tear so rather than play on and aggravate it they just rest them. When I played you just had to get on with it. But I think they look after players more now. What is your opinion on the new Wales eligibility rules, of players needing 60 caps to be picked for Tests if they are based overseas? I can see why the WRU have done it, they want to strengthen rugby in the regions and I think it will help there. But the only downside I can see is Rhys Webb. It was a shambles to be honest, where he signed with Toulon thinking he would still be eligible for Wales and then he found out he wasn’t. I was very annoyed at that because I think they have to be more transparent with players beforehand. In terms of the Six Nations who do you think will win the tournament? England are the favourites but I think whoever wins on the weekend will win the championship. England will win against Ireland, so if they win on Saturday I think they will probably win the Grand Slam. … Continue reading Shane Williams on England vs Wales