It is always a big talking point: just how often do Wales players turn out for the regions?
Front-line home-based internationals can be away from their pro teams for large chunks of the season, being retained in camp throughout the autumn and Six Nations periods.
Now, in theory, they were supposed to be available for a greater percentage of the league campaign this time around, with no United Rugby Championship fixtures scheduled on Test weekends. But Covid scuppered that plan to an extent, with postponed matches having to be re-arranged for dates which clashed with international fixtures. In addition, star players are often not released to the regions for games on fallow weekends in the Six Nations and miss matches the week before a Test campaign begins through being in camp.
