Welsh fitness guru defends Henson axing

WALES’ fitness guru Mark Bennett yesterday looked to bury the conspiracy theories surrounding Gavin Henson by revealing head coach Gareth Jenkins had no option but to cut him from the World Cup squad.

Henson was “devastated” after being told last Monday he had run out of time to prove his fitness following an Achilles injury, even though the World Cup was still five weeks away.

Questions were immediately raised as to why Henson had been jettisoned so early when fly-half Stephen Jones was being given every chance to prove he could shake a groin injury in time for the tournament.