Sir Clive Woodward has no doubts that Wales have the potential to win the 2015 World Cup in England.
Wales have been drawn in Pool A for the tournament along with the Red Rose and Australia, but are the current form team in the Northern Hemisphere having won back-to-back Six Nations titles.
Wales also had 10 players in the starting XV for the final British and Irish Lions Test against the Wallabies earlier this month, and Woodward believes that they have what it takes to lift the world prize.
"If Wales field their first XV, they are potential World Cup winners," Woodward told Wales Online. "Wales have not got the depth of options available to England, but they do have the quality.
"When they are at their strongest, they are a match for any team in the world. Their players were crucial to the Lions and I thought skipper Sam Warburton was amazing."
Woodward coached England to World Cup glory in 2003.
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