Robin McBryde: 'Matthew Morgan has extra bit of magic'

McBryde tips "magic" Morgan to impress

Forwards coach Robin McBryde has claimed that there is plenty to be excited about as Matthew Morgan prepares to make his first Wales start in the World Cup game against Fiji.

Morgan has come off the bench on four occasions at full international level, but McBryde expects the Bristol full-back to display why he is often compared to record try-scorer Shane Williams.

"He's quite a slippery character. I wouldn't like to try and stop him in a five-metre channel," he told reporters.

"One of the best things with Matthew's selection is the fact the whole of Wales can see the strengths he's got and can identify with him as a Wales player of old with that swing of the hips, that extra bit of magic, something different.

"He's akin to Shane Williams with regards to the threats he possesses."

Morgan replaces Liam Williams in one of three changes to the side for Friday's Pool A game in Cardiff.

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