Wales legend Mike Phillips has joined our unbeatable Rugby World Cup team to bring you the very best analysis of the mouthwatering tournament ahead.
The blockbusting scrum-half, capped 94 times by Wales and who played in five Tests for the Lions, is a hugely popular and respected figure in the game.
And Phillips will be bringing you his forthright views in a regular column he writes for WalesOnline throughout the World Cup.
He joins our top team of experts who include leading referee Nigel Owens, former Wales skipper Gwyn Jones, plus Wales and Lions greats Barry John and Graham Price.
Their views form part of our unrivaled wall-to-wall World Cup coverage as we bring you a 24-hour rolling news service covering everything that's happening out in Japan.
Breaking news, in-depth analysis, big interviews and telling the human stories behind Wales' players and their fans will be central to what we do, with the brilliant input from our team of columnists the icing on the cake.
Phillips knows exactly what it is like to be inside Warren Gatland's World Cup dressing room, having played a pivotal part in the march to the semi-finals in 2011 which led to agonising defeat to France.
He has been involved in the highs and the lows of the Welsh game for more than a decade, having made his Test debut in 2003 and played his final match under Gatland three years ago, and boasts an incredible rugby knowledge from his time in Wales, France and England.
Phillips knows the players, he knows the coaches, he knows exactly what makes Wales - and the other nations - tick.
Don't miss his brilliant first column on WalesOnline Wednesday afternoon, where Phillips recalls the training ground incident that sums up Alun Wyn Jones' competitiveness and also how Gatland used to rattle his cage before big matches.
The former No.9 will also analyse how he thinks Gatland's Wales will fare this time around.
Phillips' columns are just part of our fantastic World Cup coverage and he'll also be joining our popular Welsh Rugby Podcast at different stages throughout the tournament.
We'll bring you a daily World Cup newsletter and Facebook shows. You can also get tournament updates on Alexa and morning video briefings about the overnight news in Japan, which is eight hours ahead.
You can read about the vast service we are offering by clicking on the link below
We will be there with Wales every step of the way, making sure you don't miss a single thing.
