There are plenty who’ll want new faces hurried into Wales team plans after the calamitous 22-21 reverse against Italy — but where are the fresh personnel to be found?
The regional teams are largely struggling, with few players demanding inclusion in Wayne Pivac’s plans. And while there are injured players still to return to rugby, the reality is the team the head coach sends out for the first Test against South Africa in the summer will mainly be made up of players who were in his squad when he came to selecting for the game with Italy.
That doesn’t mean it will be the same XV as the side who started against the Azzurri. That would be odd.
