Wales wing Shane Williams can be forgiven for hoping his déjà vu will last all week – after going down with flu for the second time in successive ‘pre-New Zealand game’ training weeks!
The last time Williams didn’t train due to flu, current New Zealand coach Steve Hansen was helping to engineer Wales ‘so-near-yet-so-far’ assault on their Southern Hemisphere cousins in the Rugby World Cup 2003 group match – a performance the current side will be hoping to emulate, if not surpass.
Williams will make himself available for selection in time for the Millennium Stadium game on Saturday, although he has taken the day off training today (Monday) to aid recuperation.
Brent Cockbain, Sonny Parker and Ryan Jones are all back in full training and back in contention for the return of Hansen and fellow ex-Wales, current-Kiwi coach Graham Henry to
However, Hal Luscombe and Luke Charteris, who both picked up knocks in
Luscombe is continuing rehabilitation on a leg injury and hopes to get a run-out on Wednesday to test his fitness and Charteris, who impressed on his debut start for Wales, has a foot injury (‘turf toe’) and his fitness will be reviewed later in the week.
