Former Wales centre Tom Shanklin has called for Owen Williams to start at fly-half against Scotland next weekend in a much-changed Wales side.
After the chastening defeat to Ireland on Saturday, Warren Gatland's side head to Murrayfield to face a confident Scotland fresh from another Calcutta Cup triumph. And Shanklin believes that, given the nature of the performance in the 34-10 defeat to Andy Farrell's side, Gatland will need to make some big changes - including bringing in Williams for fly-half mainstay Dan Biggar.
"I think there'll be a few (changes)," he said on Scrum V. "There has to be a few.
"There'll obviously be a second-row change, with Alun Wyn out. It's good to have a look at either Dafydd Jenkins or Rhys Davies.
"Maybe one of the back-row as well. I don't think the Jac Morgan/Justin Tipuric combination worked. I think we need a big carrier in the back-row at six.
"Maybe Tshiunza or Wainwright and move Morgan to seven. Faletau will stay at No. 8.
"Maybe we give Owen Williams a go at 10. He's played a massive factor in the Ospreys' turnaround. You think about some of the big games they've won against Montpellier and Leicester.
"I think when he came on, he challenged the line a little differently to Dan Biggar. His first option is to go forward. He's a running threat, which attracts defenders. There has to be a few changes."
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While that would appear to be the general consensus, Shanklin's former midfield partner Jamie Roberts expects Gatland to stick with largely the same side. That was a familiar trait of his first spell, where he would back a beaten side to respond the following week.
"A little part of me thinks Warren might back that same team again going to Murrayfield," said Roberts. "A little part of me thinks he'll do that and go 'right guys, this is last-chance saloon'.
"If they lose up in Murrayfield, there has to be changes. If they lose next weekend, they can't win the tournament and it has to be about the World Cup and growing that next pool of players. But they're still in the tournament."
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