It’s been a while since Wales’ team selection has been so unpredictable.
There are genuine cases for and against multiple players in almost every position – other than fly-half, where captain Dan Biggar will be. Away from the No.10 shirt, very little is certain. Tomas Francis, who has had back issues recently, will start at tight-head if he is as fit as attack coach Stephen Jones made out earlier this week and Ryan Elias looks set to start at hooker but there are some huge conundrums.
Alun Wyn Jones' form at the end of last season did not command selection ahead of Adam Beard or Will Rowlands, but he is still Alun Wyn Jones and that carries some weight. How much weight, though? That’s a huge call for head coach Wayne Pivac but, in some ways, it shouldn’t be.
