One of Welsh rugby’s most renowned starmakers used to reckon that if two or three players from an age-grade team went on to make it big their coaches could feel pleased with themselves.
Knew his stuff did the great Leighton Davies, though on his watch at Cardiff College of Education the production line of outstanding players always seemed busier, with the likes of John Devereux, John Bevan, Clive Griffiths, JJ Williams, David Richards, Gareth Edwards, John Lloyd, Jon Humphreys, Allan Martin, Brynmor Williams, David Bryant, Stuart Lane and Gareth Williams nurtured over the years.
The truth is it’s rarely easy to predict who’ll come through and who won’t. Injuries happen, some players struggle to handle the step up to senior rugby, others simply lose their way.
