Injury-hit Wales seek help from ... Christ!

CHRIST TSHIUNZA could be a heaven-sent player for Wales, who have called upon the huge forward in their hour of need. The 19-year-old, 6ft 6in and 17st 7lb, was born in the Congolese capital Kinshasa before moving to Wales aged seven. A lock who played one game for England Under 20s last March, before representing the Welsh junior side and making his Premiership debut for Exeter Chiefs, Tshiunza (below) is viewed as a genetic gift who could turn into a formidable flanker. After being picked for the first time by Wales boss

Wayne Pivac yesterday in his 38-man autumn squad, for the Tests against New Zealand, South Africa, Fiji and Australia, Tshiunza played for Exeter University as they beat Cardiff University 37-8. ‘He brings something nobody else in the country has in terms of height and athleticism,’ said Pivac of the teenager, whose next match could be against the Springboks in front of 74,000 in Cardiff on November 6. ‘He knows he’s nowhere near the finished product, but he has a physique and strength levels which we can’t coach. We want to have a look at him around the other players. He is a project with the World Cup in mind.’ Pivac is without six flankers — as well as George North, Leigh Halfpenny and Jarrod Evans — and will also be missing seven English-based players for the game with the All Blacks on October 30: Dan Biggar, Taulupe Faletau, Louis Rees-Zammit, Callum Sheedy, Nick Tompkins, Thomas Young and Tshiunza.