Wales Are 'damaged', But Dangerous - Genge

Genge starts astatine loose-head prop connected Saturday, pinch Bevan Rodd backing him up connected nan replacements bench. However, injuries to chap front-rowers Will Stuart, Asher Opoku-Fordjour and Fin Baxter person ushered immoderate caller faces into nan wider England squad.

Bath's Vilikesa 'Billy' Sela and Northampton's Emmanuel Iyogun, some uncapped, person been called up for nan Six Nations.

Twenty-year-old Sela's emergence has been particularly rapid.

He was portion of England's under-20 world title triumph successful July 2024, but pinch South Africa's Thomas du Toit, Stuart and Wales' Archie Griffin each tight-head options astatine Bath, elder action has been difficult to travel by.

Sela has made 3 convention starts and different 2 successful nan Investec Champions Cup this season.

Genge, who made his debut arsenic a 21-year-old against Wales successful May 2016, says nan caller procreation of front-row talent are amended prepared for nan Test crippled than he was.

"They are large lumps, not for illustration erstwhile we were younger," he said.

"Billy is bigger than maine I deliberation - size 15 feet. All nan youngsters who travel in, they are young, but they are ready.

"I wasn't fresh for Test lucifer rugby until 23, 24, possibly a spot older if I americium honest.

"Now nan boys travel successful and they are huge, they are robust, their cervix spot is there, they person played a batch of Prem rugby.

"In nan beforehand statement you person to beryllium a small spot gnarly and person that astir you. It is reliable to bring boys up to speed, but until they beryllium otherwise, for maine they are decidedly fresh to play."