When Warren Gatland named his 54-man World Cup training squad, there was plenty to assess.
Fifty-four players in the squad - considerably bigger than any other named by Gatland in the past - tends to do just that. Swathes of uncapped players, eligibility minutiae and the small matter of a French-based prop with seven England caps all became the talking points in the immediate aftermath.
But one of the selections that hasn't really generated any sort of buzz is that of Scarlets wing/full-back Tom Rogers.
In a way, that wasn't exactly surprising. One of the many new faces in the squad was Ospreys full-back Cai Evans.
Given that Evans, son of Wales great and current Welsh Rugby Union chair Ieuan, was a genuine bolt from the blue, twice-capped Rogers doesn't really generate the same reaction.
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That's because, while Evans had only managed a handful of appearances over the last few seasons, Rogers has, in relative terms, been a regular for the Scarlets. In truth, more of those appearances have been on the wing rather than at full-back, but it's likely with the 15 jersey that his future lies.
Certainly, that's where his skillset seemed suited to. Clearly he's a strong finisher, with some stunning footwork in his locker, but it's how often you'll see him carrying with the ball in two hands, making defenders hesitate as he keeps the option of a pass alive, that marks him out as a full-back.
So too his eye for that pass and his work under the high ball. It's not like Rogers isn't up against it for back-three competition in west Wales, with the likes of Steff Evans, Ryan Conbeer and Johnny McNicholl all pushing for spots in Dwayne Peel's side.
But, while you'd suggest those three all seem unlikely to feature for Wales in the future, Rogers is clearly seen as a future Test player. The school of thought down west does certainly appear to be that, while Evans or Conbeer in particular might shine week-in, week-out, it's Rogers who perhaps has the tools to step up to the international stage best.
That seemed the case when Wayne Pivac capped him in 2021 after a strong end to the campaign in Llanelli and it appears to be so again now.
The age-profile of Wales' full-back cupboard has long been a topic of discussion. Even now, Liam Williams and Leigh Halfpenny seem the two front-runners for the jersey.
Last year, Wales legend Jonathan Davies expressed his concern over the position and the failure to bring through a genuine successor at full-back.
He told WalesOnline: “If you look at the regions, there doesn’t seem to be a footballing 12 or an attacking full-back and who are the big No 6 ball carriers? We have got a 35-year-old fly-half at the moment. It’s very difficult to see who is pushing to come through.
“We need an attacking full-back but, for the life of me, apart from Liam Williams, who hasn’t played many games for club or country the last couple of years, you are thinking the cupboard is bare.
“We haven’t got the full-backs at the regions to come in. Leigh Halfpenny has been out for a year, he has a couple of games, he’s straight back in.
“Do you put Josh Adams or Louis Rees-Zammit at full-back but then do you potentially lose something on the wing?
“If they go for a safe and steady 15, why can’t they change and put a winger as an attacking full-back when they have got the ball?”
The likes of Adams and Rees-Zammit have been shifted from the wing to fill the spot, but not with that much conviction as yet. Heading to France, it seems likely that it will be between Halfpenny and Williams for the jersey.
That may well work for Gatland in the short term, but the future of both isn't exactly clear. Williams has long been linked with an exit from Cardiff and a move to Japan, while Halfpenny's next destination is unknown after leaving the Scarlets.
For Rogers, there's a genuine chance to make a splash this summer. First up will simply be making the 45-man squad that travels to Switzerland for a training camp.
After that, it'll be about making the 33-man party for France and building towards a World Cup place. Whether that's achievable will depend on how Rogers gets on this summer.
However, even if he's not at the World Cup, he can go a long way to being the long-term full-back option that Davies and several others have been longing for.
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