It may be ploy to light a fire under his team ahead of Saturday’s Rugby World Cup warm-up clash against England in Cardiff, but Wales coach Warren Gatland says he nowhere near finalising his squad for the global finals in France.Gatland has selected a much-changed side against England with five debutants in the match-day 23 and several surprise picks for their first fixture since a poor Six Nations earlier this year. "I maybe know about one of them," Gatland told reporters on Thursday when asked how many of his 33-player squad for the World Cup he had finalised in his mind.
He has a new captain in back row Jac Morgan and has given a run to 22-year-old rookie flyhalf Sam Costelow. "He (Costelow) gets the ball through his hands really well and we’ve been impressed with him getting to the line when he becomes a running threat.
He’s brave," Gatland said. He also had praise for Morgan, who has impressed with his quiet authority."It’s a great opportunity for him.
I left it pretty late before asking him. But he’s a great individual. He’s respected. We’ve had a chat with him about where he can play, we see him as a seven.