Given Wales’ sorry current kind, solely a handful of gamers could be certain of their locations within the crew to face France on Sunday.
“We’ve got to alter some gamers as a result of a few of these gamers have had loads of probabilities, and so they’re merely not ok on the worldwide stage,” ex-Wales back-rower Emyr Lewis advised BBC Radio Cymru’s Dros Frecwast.
“I do not like to call people however, unquestionably, the steadiness in midfield is not proper, so I’d undoubtedly deliver greater gamers in like Owen Watkin. We all know how good he’s defensively and we now have to have a powerful defence in opposition to France.
“The again row, once more no steadiness there, we now have to usher in greater gamers particularly in opposition to such an enormous French pack. I might undoubtedly herald Ollie Cracknell.
“We’ve got to take a look at bringing in massive, robust, tough gamers who will give the French pack a problem.”
Former Wales centre Scott Williams is one other who wish to see modifications in his outdated place.
“As a former centre, Ben Thomas did not have the very best of video games if I am sincere,” Williams stated on Scrum V.
“Eddie James generally is a actual weapon for us, he is a large man, however I regarded on the stats and he had three carries.
“I do know that is not all on him, that is the best way the sport went. However he is a 12 in my eyes. He must get on the ball, must get Wales over the achieve line. He is 108 kilos, or no matter he’s, he is laborious to cease.
“I might prefer to see Eddie James at 12. He must be at 12. Whether or not Ben Thomas goes 13 or no matter, I simply assume he is just a little bit misplaced there.”
Rees additionally needs to see greater, extra bodily imposing gamers chosen.
“For me you want [wing or centre] Mason Grady and [prop] Rhys Carre on the sector,” he stated on the identical podcast.
“In any other case France may run away with the sport early on and it turns into troublesome while you attempt to deliver them on too late, as we noticed in opposition to England.”
