GO IN HARD ON HANDRE POLLARD

IF I was Warren Gatland then I would be sending in Jamie Roberts hard on fly-half Handre Pollard as much as possible. Pollard’s a brave guy but he’s not a dominant tackler. So if Wales send in Roberts they can get gainline momentum relatively easily but Wales have to go with pace and precision to succeed. Damian de Allende at 12 is a very good player but he’s quite an inexperienced Test player. If Wales attack Pollard then de Allende will want to defend tighter. That may end up opening a few gaps, which would give Wales the opportunity to play wider and find spaces to exploit in midfield.