Much has been made about Wales' apparent lack of strength in depth recently, but one area where they do not want for numbers is at openside flanker.
Max Boyce once wrote a song about Wales' mythical outside-half factory, but were he to wax lyrical today it would be about the number seven jersey.
Justin Tipuric has held the openside flanker berth in an iron grip, bar the odd period where he has been absent through injury, since Sam Warburton hung up his boots in 2019.
