He’s been there, done it and got the T-shirt, according to his club coach. So is Rhys Priestland now about to swap that T-shirt for the Wales No. 10 jersey against New Zealand?
It would be some story if he did when you consider everything he has been through doing a career of highs and lows, twists and turns.
It is five years since he last started a Test for Wales, versus Georgia in November 2017. Even more startling, it is eight years since he last did so against a tier one nation, against England in March 2014.