They might be grand slam winners, but don't expect Wales to cause too many ripples when they make their grand entry into the IRB Sevens this season.
Wales, reigning Six Nations champions, will play in all eight legs of the IRB Sevens, including the March 31-April 2 Hong Kong Sevens. But according to Wales and British and Irish Lions prop Gethin Jenkins, the newcomers will struggle to be competitive.
'The best players will not be available due to club commitments and the clubs will not want to release them. Wales will field a very young side, those players who are not contracted and we will struggle,' said Jenkins.
'But this is the way forward. Teams like New Zealand and Australia have shown us how beneficial sevens are to 15-a-side,' said Jenkins. 'It will be a great learning experience for the younger guys.'
New Zealand will be chasing their seventh consecutive IRB Sevens title when the season kicks off in Dubai in December. Apart from traditional rivals like England, Fiji, South Africa and Australia, the Kiwis will have to contend with Wales, too, this time.
Jenkins was in town as a guest of the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union for the Sevens Long Lunch yesterday. He was able to travel to Hong Kong as he is currently on the injured list and is not playing for Cardiff Blues - the team Jonah Lomu signed up with last week.