Whittled down training squad

[Numbers]

Forwards (25)

Corey Domachowski (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd– uncapped)
Kemsley Mathias (Scarlets – uncapped)
Nicky Smith (Ospreys / Gweilch– 42 caps)
Gareth Thomas (Ospreys /Gweilch – 21 caps)
Elliot Dee (Dragons / Dregiau– 41 caps)
Ryan Elias (Scarlets – 33 caps)
Dewi Lake (Ospreys / Gweilch – 8 caps)
Sam Parry (Ospreys / Gweilch – 5 caps)
Keiron Assiratti (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd– uncapped)
Tomas Francis (Ospreys / Gweilch – 71 caps)
Dillon Lewis (Harlequins – 50 caps)
Henry Thomas (Montpellier – uncapped)
Adam Beard (Ospreys / Gweilch– 46 caps)
Ben Carter (Dragons / Dregiau– 9 caps)
Rhys Davies (Ospreys / Gweilch – 2 caps)
Dafydd Jenkins (Exeter Chiefs / Caerwysg – 6 caps)
Will Rowlands (Dragons / Dregiau – 23 caps)
Christ Tshiunza (Exeter Chiefs / Caerwysg – 5 caps)
Teddy Williams (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd– uncapped)
Taine Basham (Dragons / Dregiau – 11 caps)
Taulupe Faletau (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – 100 caps)
Dan Lydiate (Dragons / Dregiau – 68 caps)
Jac Morgan (Ospreys / Gweilch – 9 caps)
Tommy Reffell (Leicester Tigers / Caerlŷr– 9 caps)
Aaron Wainwright (Dragons / Dregiau – 37 caps)


Backs (22)

Gareth Davies (Scarlets – 67 caps)
Kieran Hardy (Scarlets – 17 caps)
Tomos Williams (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – 45 caps)
Gareth Anscombe (unattached – 35 caps)
Dan Biggar (Toulon – 107 caps)
Sam Costelow (Scarlets – 2 caps)
Owen Williams (Ospreys / Gweilch – 7 caps)
Mason Grady (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – 2 caps)
Max Llewellyn (Gloucester Rugby / Caerloyw – uncapped)
George North (Ospreys / Gweilch – 113 caps)
Joe Roberts (Scarlets – uncapped)
Nick Tompkins (Saracens – 27 caps)
Johnny Williams (Scarlets – 5 caps)
Keiran Williams (Ospreys / Gweilch – uncapped)
Josh Adams (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – 49 caps)
Alex Cuthbert (Ospreys / Gweilch – 57 caps)
Rio Dyer (Dragons / Dregiau – 7 caps)
Cai Evans (Ospreys/ Gweilch – uncapped)
Leigh Halfpenny (unattached – 99 caps)
Louis Rees-Zammit (Gloucester Rugby / Caerloyw– 25 caps)
Tom Rogers (Scarlets – 2 caps)
Liam Williams (Cardiff Rugby/ Caerdydd – 84 caps)


Ken out injured along with MacLeod and Davies-King, Parry called up.

[Son of Mathonwy]

Another captain gone! And Lake surely nailed on to start.

[Sandydragon]

Another captain gone! And Lake surely nailed on to start.

100% this. He’s got so much potential he just has to play.

[Numbers]

Another captain gone! And Lake surely nailed on to start.

100% this. He’s got so much potential he just has to play.

It's pointless playing him until he gets his throwing on the money, that's his only weakness but it's a big problem potentially.

[Son of Mathonwy]

Another captain gone! And Lake surely nailed on to start.

100% this. He’s got so much potential he just has to play.

It's pointless playing him until he gets his throwing on the money, that's his only weakness but it's a big problem potentially.

IMO his throwing seems okay for the Ospreys but it was shaky at the end of the 6N.

[Wallpaperman]

100% this. He’s got so much potential he just has to play.

It's pointless playing him until he gets his throwing on the money, that's his only weakness but it's a big problem potentially.

IMO his throwing seems okay for the Ospreys but it was shaky at the end of the 6N.

Agreed SoM. He looked to have improved his throwing significantly before his injury, but he wasn’t great afterwards.

For what it’s worth I think that Bradley Roberts does the job very well, but he might be considering his options if Gatland doesn’t see him as one of the top 5 Welsh hookers (presumably he was behind Scott ‘lion king’ Baldwin as well)

[Sandydragon]

It's pointless playing him until he gets his throwing on the money, that's his only weakness but it's a big problem potentially.

IMO his throwing seems okay for the Ospreys but it was shaky at the end of the 6N.

Agreed SoM. He looked to have improved his throwing significantly before his injury, but he wasn’t great afterwards.

For what it’s worth I think that Bradley Roberts does the job very well, but he might be considering his options if Gatland doesn’t see him as one of the top 5 Welsh hookers (presumably he was behind Scott ‘lion king’ Baldwin as well)

Roberts is a very good player but others appear to be above him in the pecking order. Not sure what the issue is as he’s a dynamic type player who would do well off the bench at the very least

[Puja]

Rumour has it that Taine Plumtree is going to be parachuted into the training squad: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/66077971

Hell of a thing if he makes the final squad and possibly a few ruffled feathers from the mates of who he replaces.

Puja

[Sandydragon]

Plum tree sounds like a decent talent. Could be the blindside we’re looking for

[Son of Mathonwy]

Plum tree sounds like a decent talent. Could be the blindside we’re looking for

If he's a proper 6, get him in.

[Sandydragon]

Plum tree sounds like a decent talent. Could be the blindside we’re looking for

If he's a proper 6, get him in.

According to the Fail (I know) he can play lock, blindside or no8.

[Son of Mathonwy]

Plum tree sounds like a decent talent. Could be the blindside we’re looking for

If he's a proper 6, get him in.

According to the Fail (I know) he can play lock, blindside or no8.

That's all very well but where is he in the hardest men in Welsh rugby?