Leigh Halfpenny joins Wales U20s coaching set-up

Wales and Lions star Leigh Halfpenny has been brought in to help the Wales U20s team with their kicking.

The 33-year-old Scarlets full-back has been on the sidelines for the past seven months, having suffered a knee ligament damage against Canada last July.

“Leigh has been with us for the last four weeks, helping us out,” revealed head coach Byron Hayward.

“He was offering his expertise and it would be crazy to turn it down, really.

“I had a chat with him and he was keen on coming in, as part of rehabbing his knee to get back playing.

“He offered his services, so we gladly took him up on it.

“He has been doing some kicking with the boys.

“He’s doing some technical kicking with the 10s and a bit of tactical work with our 9s and a little bit with our units backs sessions.

“The boys have really enjoyed working with Leigh and they are learning so much from him, so it’s been a real bonus for us.”

Wales U20s take on Scotland at Colwyn Bay’s Parc Eirias on Friday night as they look to bounce back from last weekend’s heavy defeat to Ireland in their Six Nations opener out in Cork.