The Swansea starlet scored two tries in the opening defeat to Ireland to earn a place in the World Rugby U20 Championship round one dream team. He is hoping to continue in the same vein when Wales face Georgia on Saturday at the Manchester City Academy Stadium.
Jason Strange’s side know they have to win their final two Pool A matches if they are to stand a chance of qualifying for the semi-finals. And Giles is confident they can still progress.
He said: “Georgia are a big, physical side and that’s what we can expect on Saturday. We haven’t seen too much of them but they have a lot of experience in their team with three players who were involved at last year’s Rugby World Cup. It’s going to be a tough game and challenge we’re all looking forward to.
“It was nice to be included in the team of the round because I’m in competition with the best players in the world. It was brilliant for me and I’m really chuffed.
“It’s a steep learning curve because its different from the Grand Slam campaign now. But every one of the players and coaches are relishing the challenge. We can still do well against New Zealand and Georgia and our confidence is still high, and hopefully we can do the job in our next two games.”
Wales outscored Ireland by four tries to three, but were pegged back after giving a number of penalties away. But Giles insists Wales have learned their lessons, and will come back stronger against Georgia, who were thumped 55-0 by the All Blacks in their tournament opener.
He said: “It was a game of two halves, we put loads of pressure on Ireland and scored three tries in 20 minutes which was positive. We took our foot off the gas before half-time and they came back into it. We need to be more consistent.
“We’ve reviewed our defence, picked out what we need to work on and we will improve for the Georgia game.”
