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Profiles of the 2015 Rugby World Cup teams.

Welshman Scott Williams runs in a try in Rome, but in the end the Welsh finished runners-up to Ireland

Welshman Scott Williams runs in a try in Rome, but in the end the Welsh finished runners-up to Ireland Photo: Photosport

With injuries to Leigh Halfpenny and Rhys Webb, with the former definitely out of the tournament with a knee injury and the latter waiting to discover the extent of a serious-looking ankle injury, allied to the unconvincing nature of the 23-19 victory over Italy, mean Wales coach Warren Gatland has a lot to ponder.

He will need already-injured Liam Williams and Samson Lee to pull through and hope Alun Wyn Jones's powers of recovery match his skills as a second row.

With England and Australia lying in wait, Gatland needs his best players fit and firing. That may not be a luxury he can enjoy.

Backs

Full-backs: Leigh Halfpenny (Toulon/FRA), Liam Williams (Scarlets)

Wings: Hallam Amos (Newport Gwent Dragons), Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues), George North (Northampton/ENG)

Centres: Cory Allen (Cardiff Blues), Jamie Roberts (Harlequins/ENG), Scott Williams (Scarlets)

Fly-Halves: Dan Biggar (Ospreys), Matthew Morgan (Bristol/ENG), Rhys Priestland (Bath/ENG)

Scrum-halves: Gareth Davies (Scarlets), Rhys Webb (Ospreys), Lloyd Williams (Cardiff Blues)

Forwards

Back-row: Taulupe Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons), James King (Ospreys), Dan Lydiate (Ospreys), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues, capt)

Locks: Jake Ball (Scarlets), Luke Charteris (Racing 92/FRA), Dominic Day (Bath), Bradley Davies (Wasps/ENG), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys)

Hookers: Scott Baldwin (Ospreys), Ken Owens (Scarlets)

Props: Tomas Francis (Exeter/ENG), Paul James (Ospreys), Aaron Jarvis (Ospreys), Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), Samson Lee (Scarlets)

Coach

Warren Gatland

-AFP/ BBC