Wales’ skillset and depth of the player pool remain up for debate.
Interim attack coach Ashley Beck said: “If the skill level isn’t as good as it should be, it doesn’t matter what shapes you play.
“If we want to play an exciting brand of rugby and compete against the best, the skill development needs to be better.”
Beck’s view was echoed by former Wales fly-half James Hook who was among the Scrum V pundits on Sunday. He also questioned whether Wales’ players are putting in the extras to improve as individuals.
“Whether it’s working on your kicking for an hour a day, your throwing, your passing, your tackling – are these players doing that? I don’t know,” said Hook.
“From my experience, once the team session is finished, your individual job still needs to continue.”
Wales’ strength in depth was also discussed on the panel, with Wales clearly in need of some reinforcement at fly-half.
Lillicrap said: “People have been calling out Lleucu George saying it needs to change there, but ultimately who comes in? If you take her off the field what other tens have you got?”
“As a fly-half on an international stage, you’ve got to run this team, you can’t throw a youngster into that lion’s den.”
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