Warren Gatland has revealed Ross Moriarty ruled himself out of contention for this year's World Cup for personal reasons as he explained why another Lions star, prop Wyn Jones, was overlooked.
The Wales coach named an extended 54-man squad on Monday ahead of a lengthy summer of preparation for the tournament in France. While attention was naturally drawn to the 10 uncapped players called up by Wales, there were naturally a host of overlooked players who could consider themselves unfortunate to miss out.
Perhaps that was more obvious in the back-row, where Wales' strength in depth meant the likes of James Botham, Thomas Young, Morgan Morris and Moriarty all missed out. The full squad is here.
