Liam Williams admits reaching 100 caps for Wales would be ‘icing on the cake’
Liam Williams admits reaching 100 caps for Wales would be ‘icing on the cake’
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Liam Williams has his sights set on securing membership of Wales’ 100-cap club as he prepares for another Six Nations campaign. Williams is senior statesman among the Wales backs, returning to Six Nations action after missing last year’s tournament while he had a stint in Japanese rugby with Kubota Spears.
And while he is enjoying mentoring some of Wales’ young and inexperienced players, the 33-year-old also still has plenty to offer on the pitch. A 93rd cap is likely against France in Friday’s Six Nations opener, and although Williams stresses it is “one game and one thing at a time”, ambition still burns brightly.
“My aim is to get 100 caps for Wales, and if that happens it is the icing on the cake,” said Williams, who was first selected for a Wales Six Nations squad in 2013. “If it doesn’t, then it doesn’t, and that is just the way it is. But that is my aim.
“For me, now it’s about taking every game as it comes. Hopefully, I will be picked for this week and that would be another one.”. Only nine players – five of them backs – have clocked up a caps century for Wales, and there is little doubt that Gatland would currently have Williams in 2027 World Cup plans.
Williams is cautious on that front, believing it “might be a bit too far”, but there is no question about his ability, and a big Six Nations could even thrust him into selection view for the British and Irish Lions’ Australia tour this summer. “Obviously, it would be a dream to make that squad, but for me it is about trying to play for Wales, and if I get the chance, to play well and try to get some wins,” he added.
