Welsh youth can trump Irish experience- McBryde

Wales will take the fearlessnes of youth into their World Cup quarter-final against an experienced Ireland team in Wellington on Saturday, assistant coach Robin McBryde said Friday. McBryde said Wales had gained momentum progressing through a tough pool that included champions South Africa, Samoa and Fiji, playing some dazzling rugby along the way, so would not be overawed facing Ireland's veterans.

"Experience can be an advantage in some cases but it can also be a disadvantage when you've got the same old faces trying the same old things searching for the answers," he said.

"The youth that we've got in our team is setting the standards, they've got no limits on their potential and that's showing in the way they play their rugby," McBryde added of a Wales team where captain Sam Warburton has only recently celebrated his 23rd birthday. AFP