Ugo Monye names three Welshmen who could make a combined Wales-England team and picks one change Pivac must make

Ugo Money has responded to Mike Brown’s headline-grabbing comments by identifying the Welsh stars who would make his combined England-Wales team.

Writing in the Mail on Sunday, former Test full-back Brown maintained Wayne Pivac’s Wales don’t have a single player who would get into the England side right now.

He said the current Welsh team isn’t anywhere near the quality of some of their recent line-ups and that Eddie Jones’ England should beat them comfortably.

Inevitably, his words have provoked a huge reaction and added to his status as something of a pantomime villain with Wales fans.

Now fellow ex-England international Monye, a leading TV pundit these days, has given his thoughts on the subject ahead of next Saturday’s Six Nations clash at Twickenham.

Speaking on BT Sport’s Rugby Tonight show, he said: “Wales are missing Tipuric, North, Alun Wyn Jones.

“When you discard all of that and take eight British & Irish Lions players from your squad, it is going to look weak.

“So I think he (Brown) does have a point to a degree and the headline is there to attract attention and create a debate.

“In the forward pack, there aren’t many I would swap from a Welsh side into an England side if Courtney Lawes and Joe Launchbury are fit.

“You look at the front row and England are pretty well stable.

“Where Wales are very good and where you would potentially make some changes is their back three.

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