{"id":8967,"date":"2016-02-16T20:10:17","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T20:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=8967"},"modified":"2016-02-16T20:10:17","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T20:10:17","slug":"wales-kicking-guru-jenkins-wary-of-french-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/02\/16\/wales-kicking-guru-jenkins-wary-of-french-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Wales kicking guru Jenkins wary of French threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WALES kicking coach Neil Jenkins has described the French as a \u201cmajor threat\u201d ahead of their Six Nations clash a week on Friday.<br \/>\nFrance, under the guidance of former Toulouse boss Guy Noves, head to Cardiff still on course for a Grand Slam.<br \/>\nAnd former world record points scorer Jenkins is wary of Noves\u2019 impact on the French squad.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8968\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8968\" style=\"width: 313px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Neil-Jenkins.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8968\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-8968\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Neil-Jenkins-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Wales kicking coach Neil Jenkins\" width=\"313\" height=\"235\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8968\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Neil-Jenkins-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Wales kicking coach Neil Jenkins\" width=\"313\" height=\"235\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Wales kicking coach Neil Jenkins<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nHe said: \u201cThey look like they are trying to play a lot more rugby in comparison to what they have been in recent times.<br \/>\n\u201cThey certainly look to play a wide and expansive game, and certainly from turnovers they are looking to shift and play and keep a lot more ball in hand, and a lot of offloading as well.<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019m sure they are still trying to find their identity, and trying to find their feet in terms of the coaching staff, but I\u2019m enjoying the way they are trying to play the game.<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019m sure they will say themselves that they have got some areas to work on, but certainly they are going to be a major threat to us a week Friday.\u201d<br \/>\nJenkins revealed 13 players have been released for regional duty this weekend, with Blues winger Tom James the only member of the starting 15 released.<br \/>\nJames being made available for regional duty this weekend has inevitably sparked debate as to whether his starting place is in jeopardy.<br \/>\nBut the former Pontypridd and Cardiff fly-half was quick to stress the intense level of competition to partner George North on the wing.<br \/>\n\u201cI think with the back three that we\u2019ve got, with Hallam (Amos) as well, Tom, Cuthy (Cuthbert), George and Liam can play wing if need be.<br \/>\n\u201cSo I would have said there\u2019s a big battle on there and there has been from day one really.<br \/>\n\u201cSo it will be interesting to see what happens over the coming weeks.\u201d<br \/>\nJenkins was also cautious about the return of star scrum-half Rhys Webb.<br \/>\n\u201cI think with Webby (Rhys Webb) it\u2019s just a matter of getting him back on the pitch, getting more game-time under his belt, and again just seeing where that takes us and where it takes Rhys.<br \/>\n\u201cWe will just wait and see and when he\u2019s back up and running then I\u2019m sure he will be there or thereabouts when he\u2019s back to full fitness.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WALES kicking coach Neil Jenkins has described the French as a \u201cmajor threat\u201d ahead of their Six Nations clash a week on Friday. 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