Wales’s interim head coach, Robert Howley, was asked after he had named his Six Nations squad whether the evolution in playing style, with its greater emphasis on retaining possession and seeking space, meant that the side had been one-dimensional before.
If his players detect a trap as quickly, Wales will be contenders for the title this year. Howley smiled, paused and then said that by answering the question he would be agreeing with it. He neatly sidestepped it, pointing out that Wales had not done badly in the Six Nations since the current management team came in at the end of 2007 and that the emphasis was on complementing what had worked over the years.
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