Mike Ruddock Last Quotations

We've been impressed by his performances at regional level and over the last couple of months he has come on in leaps and bounds.

Mike was a vital member of our squad during the Six Nations last season, when Gareth Cooper was out injured,

I accept this on behalf of the entire Welsh team and management - it's not about me but is a reflection of the success the team enjoyed last season.

Our first aim is to recreate that form from last season, next we aim to defend our title successfully and lastly we are aware that we must build momentum for the World Cup.

To be quite honest, it was the best time to play them last season. They might view us in the same light this year having lost a few of our players. We're in a similar position to them last year, but I'd hopefully like to think that we can still perform and get the result that we want at Twickenham.

We might have surprised a few sides last year,

We did a lot of things better than we did (in the 41-3 loss to new Zealand) last week,

We are going to have a very positive attitude like we did last year. Let's hope the teething problems are gone and we can play some exciting rugby.

It's one mighty challenge to take on the All Blacks, particularly given our record over the last 50 years, but we have to aim high,