Today's rugby headlines as England legend admits Wales taught them a lesson in classy Gibbs message and players set for survey

Your rugby morning headlines for Tuesday, April 12.

England legend Neil Back has thanked Scott Gibbs for changing his side's approach to closing out matches as a result of the iconic try he scored for Wales against his team at Wembley.

The English looked on course to secure a hard-fought victory over Graham Henry's side on April 11, 1999 until Gibbs scored a memorable try late on - with Neil Jenkins' subsequent conversion seeing Wales clinch a dramatic 32-31 triumph. Prior to that late comeback, England opted against kicking a penalty to move into a nine-point lead, instead kicking for touch in a decision which saw them yield zero points.

And 23 years on from what was the final ever Five Nations fixture, Back took to social media to send a classy message to try scorer Gibbs.

"Thank you @GibbsScott. You / @WalesRugby taught @EnglandRugby an important lesson that day," he wrote on Twitter. "Six points up we elected to kick for the corner, future games when six points up we took points ‘three, six, nine the opposition have to score twice’. Met your dad sat in Aberystwyth top bloke like his son."

Wales' victory in that memorable encounter ensured England missed out on the Grand Slam as well as the Five Nations title, with Scotland taking the trophy after defeating France 36-22 on the final day of the tournament.

Rugby players are set to be consulted on the future of the game and player welfare issues when World Rugby seeks their opinions in the form of a survey.

The Daily Mail is reporting that current players will be among a group - which also includes ex-players, coaches and medical staff - that are involved. Player welfare is one of the hottest topics in the game at the moment, specifically the management of concussion