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Amos urges Wales to start strongly against Georgia

Amos urges Wales to start strongly against Georgia

Dragons star Hallam Amos is hoping Wales can get off to a good start against Georgia on Saturday.

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The 23 year-old came off the bench to finish a scintillating try in last Saturday’s defeat against Australia and is hoping to get more try scoring opportunities against the Eastern European’s.

“We don’t want to still be in a dog-fight at 60 minutes,” said Amos.

“A good start will be a key for us. It’s a massive game for them, their World Cup final. They get a bad rap with people talking about their big pack but they also have some good players along their back-line and bring a kicking game. They scored off a cross-kick at the weekend against Canada.

“It will be a different challenge to Australia but we can’t take them lightly and we will definitely go in fully focused and follow our systems.”

Despite falling to defeat against the Wallabies last weekend Amos is confident Wales’ wider style of rugby will eventually pay dividends.
“We have tried to play with width for a few years,” said Amos.

“It helps having Owen Williams, who is a No.10, at inside centre because he has got great vision. We saw elements of that. There was definitely the shoots of a new system coming in. It’s better for back-three players. The likes of Steff Evans and Liam Williams had their hands on the ball a bit more, which is what we want to see.”
 
Despite playing most of his rugby on the wing Amos is equally adept at playing full-back, a position he believes he can thrive in on the international stage.
 
“It’s probably still my favourite position but I don’t know long-term where the guys at the top see me,” said Amos.
 “Gats felt I had a decent game against the Ospreys. It’s different when you attack from full-back – you can pick your angles and use your feet.

“When you are on the wing the defence is coming across and it’s harder to use your foot-work. We are trying to use our back-three with players, like Liam Williams and Leigh Halfpenny swapping roles in game.”
 

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