Delme Parfitt of the Western Mail finds Wales scrum-half Mike Phillips is giving little away ahead of Friday’s crunch 6 Nations clash with France.
"The interview ended with Mike Phillips cracking up laughing. Seconds earlier he’d been asked what he thought of France’s Morgan Parra being dubbed by some as the best scrum-half in the northern hemisphere.
“’It’s people’s opinions, isn’t it?’ Phillips said in response. ‘He’s a good player, and all the best to him.’
“A ringing endorsement, it was not. But then Parra can hardly complain after labelling Ireland ‘intelligent cheats’ ahead of the clash at the Stade de France.
“One more brief question for Phillips and that was it. The Ospreys man, with one eye on the clock and the resumption of afternoon training, broke into a smile and then his trademark mischievous chuckle.
“The implication was clear: I’m saying one thing, but thinking another."
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