Wales’ lack of depth means loss of Leigh Halfpenny is harder to bear | Paul Rees

The World Cup is likely to be decided by strength in reserve and while Wales have a stronger first-choice team on paper, England have far deeper coverThe loss of Leigh Halfpenny for Wales before the World Cup is grievous, the ramifications the same as if England had been left to make do without Jonny Wilkinson in 2003. If Warren Gatland has to say that the period of mourning sickness will last no longer than the time it took to read the medical report on the state of the full-back’s right knee, Wales’s head coach has to plan for life without his probably most valuable player.Gatland has cover …