The one thing people should know about Dane Blacker is that he likes a challenge.
Why else would he have headed across to the Scarlets at the age of 21 to compete with Kieran Hardy, Gareth Davies and Jonathan Evans for the No. 9 shirt?
Maybe the other thing to know about the Wales squad call-up is that he’s prepared to show patience and perseverance. With internationals Hardy and Davies also vying for games in Llanelli — Evans left the region in 2020 — Blacker has had to play a waiting game, but toys have never left the pushchair or remotely looked like doing so.
