Cameron Winnett has been backed to deal with his first style of Twickenham by the person he succeeded within the Wales jersey.
Liam Williams was the final man to play full-back in a Wales Take a look at match earlier than Winnett’s debut in opposition to Scotland.
Williams noticed Winnett, 21, rise by means of the ranks at Cardiff first hand.
And he believes Winnett has the temperament to deal with his first away match within the Six Nations, in opposition to England on Saturday.
Williams, now in Japan with Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay, solely received as soon as in eight visits with Wales to Twickenham, and by no means within the Six Nations.
“I do not are inclined to assume an excessive amount of in regards to the crowd, notably at Twickenham. They’re at all times going to be booing you,” he mentioned.
“Cam simply must play his personal recreation and I am certain he’ll go properly.
“He is a quiet child who retains himself to himself [but] he is good and it was nice to see him begin on the weekend.
“He performed properly beneath the excessive ball and I am certain he all these [young] boys shall be wanting ahead to the weekend forward.”
Winnett has been named by Warren Gatland for Saturday following his worldwide debut within the 27-26 loss to Scotland.
And Williams believes there are grounds for optimism after the rousing second-half fightback, by which children Alex Mann, Rio Dyer and Ioan Lloyd all scored.
“It wasn’t an incredible first 40 minutes, however they’ll take some credit score out of the second half. They simply left themselves an excessive amount of to do,” he mentioned.
“However among the stuff they performed within the second half was actually good. Wales have not performed like that for some time so hopefully they’ll take that into subsequent week in opposition to the outdated enemy.”
‘Extra Wales gamers taking a look at Japan’
Williams is unavailable for Wales within the Six Nations owing to his transfer to Kubota Spears after final 12 months’s World Cup.
And the 32-year-old, who desires to tour Australia with Wales this summer season, reckons extra Welsh gamers shall be tempted to Japan Rugby League One because the areas wrestle with funds cuts.
“I believe there could be a few different Welshies coming over,” he mentioned.
“I do know a few boys have been talking about it. The attraction was simply after the 2019 World Cup [in Japan]. We had been right here for fairly some time. I loved Japan, the individuals and the meals.”