Wales veteran, Tom Shanklin has warned his countrymen that the Pacific Island sides pose a danger to the team’s chances of escaping from their Rugby World Cup group.

The 31 year old former centre was a member of the 2007 World Cup team which failed to qualify for the quarter finals because of a dramatic 38 34 loss to Fiji in France.

This year Wales will face two Pacific team's Fiji and Samoa in Group D, along with defending champions South Africa and minnows Namibia.

Samoa and Fiji are currently placed below Wales in the world rankings at 10th and 14th respectively with Wales are at 7th but a 16-16 draw played out by Wales and Fiji in November last year suggests that the teams are equally matched.

Fiji will play their opening RWC game on the 10th of September against Namibia.

Story by: Dreu Vukailagi