RUGBY UNION: Lions Charvis dilemma

to at the moment is the tournament and then we'll have to take it from there."

Lions forward Charvis was left without a regional deal when he failed to agree terms with the Neath-Swansea Ospreys.

He is currently being paid by a group of private sponsors that includes a Cardiff-based Belgian restaurant.

A Japanese or French restaurant might be more apt as those are the most likely destinations for Charvis once the World Cup is over in November.

If he does decide to move abroad then it will almost certainly spell the end of his international career which has so far earned him 59 caps. The Welsh victory was their second in four days following the midweek slaughter of minnows Romania in Wrexham.

It should be enough to keep Kiwi Hansen in his job until after the tournament even though a number of senior Welsh Rugby Union officials are believed to be in favour of him standing down.

It has been suggested that Hansen had lost the faith of his players but Charvis insisted: "We believe in everything Steve Hansen has been teaching us.

"It was just that it has taken us time to put it all into practice. Thankfully, we managed to do it today. This win should take some of the media pressure off Steve and off the players."

Hansen felt bold enough to blast his critics and stormed: "Anyone who doubts our pride or COLIN CHARVIS handed Steve Hansen a massive World Cup boost - but then revealed the tournament may mark the end of his Test career.

Charvis led Wales to a gutsy 23-9 victory over Scotland in front of a Millennium Stadium that was only a third full.

But the captain, who has been linked with a move to both France and Japan, then admitted: "I'm just grateful to have won a game at the Millennium Stadium - this might have been my last game in Wales.

"I'll carry on playing after the World Cup but we'll just have to see what happens and where.

"All I am looking forwardcommitment after that game must be either drunk or on their way to a mental hospital.

"When we had the ball we looked a very good team and when we didn't have it we looked even better.

"It was obvious today that there is no question mark over their desire to play. There was one stage when Scotland had 14 phases of possession but we still kept them out.

"Prior to the game there was an underlying feeling in the changing room that we must show a lot of resolve and that's what we did. Scotland threatened for long periods of time but every man stood up and was counted. Every player on the pitch showed their commitment today.

"We were very good with the ball in hand at times, especially given that we have been working on other areas during training. We worked hard and brought the tight five into the game which is something we haven't done recently.

"It was important to win today as the result will have given us confidence. We did the things we needed to and so we won. I have most of my World Cup squad in mind but the few remaining places will depend on players having real versatility in some positions. We've got 35 or 36 people who could make the trip."

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