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Given Wales’ sorry recent form, only a handful of players can be sure of their places in the team to face France on Sunday.<\/p>\n
“We have to change some players because some of those players have had plenty of chances, and they’re simply not good enough on the international level,” ex-Wales back-rower Emyr Lewis told BBC Radio Cymru’s Dros Frecwast.<\/a><\/p>\n “I don’t like to name individuals but, without a doubt, the balance in midfield isn’t right, so I would definitely bring bigger players in like Owen Watkin. We know how good he is defensively and we have to have a strong defence against France. <\/p>\n “The back row, again no balance there, we have to bring in bigger players especially against such a huge French pack. I’d definitely bring in Ollie Cracknell. <\/p>\n “We have to look at bringing in big, strong, rough players who will give the French pack a challenge.”<\/p>\n Former Wales centre Scott Williams is another who would like to see changes in his old position.<\/p>\n “As a former centre, Ben Thomas didn’t have the best of games if I’m honest,” Williams said on Scrum V.<\/p>\n “Eddie James can be a real weapon for us, he’s a massive guy, but I looked at the stats and he had three carries. <\/p>\n “I know that’s not all on him, that’s the way the game went. But he’s a 12 in my eyes. He needs to get on the ball, needs to get Wales over the gain line. He’s 108 kilos, or whatever he is, he’s hard to stop.<\/p>\n “I’d like to see Eddie James at 12. He needs to be at 12. Whether Ben Thomas goes 13 or whatever, I just think he’s a little bit lost there.”<\/p>\n Rees also wants to see bigger, more physically imposing players selected.<\/p>\n “For me you need [wing or centre] Mason Grady and [prop] Rhys Carre on the field,” he said on the same podcast.<\/p>\n “Otherwise France could run away with the game early on and it becomes difficult when you try and bring them on too late, as we saw against England.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n