Minutes before the man known as Tommy Turnover ran out for his long-awaited Test debut in Pretoria, a man who knows a thing or two about playing openside flanker for Wales offered his thoughts some 5,000 miles away.
Speaking in Sky Sports' London studio, former Wales captain Sam Warburton was asked for his opinion on the Welsh back-row. Two were well-known to him.
His long-time partners in crime, Dan Lydiate and Taulupe Faletau - with whom he had spent more than half a decade lining up alongside - were two of the three starters. The plus point for both was that they were clearly defined in their roles. Lydiate tackles everything that moves before him, while Faletau is the dynamic carrier.
