For Warren Gatland, there are arguably bigger selection headaches ahead of the Guinness Six Nations than who plays in the back-row.
Even back in the autumn, Gatland acknowledged that Wales' usual area of strength was, well, strong. The headaches over how match sharp two thirds of his tight-head options are by the start of February or who starts in his midfield will likely take up more of his time.
But the collateral of this particular headache is that at least one of the form back-rows in Europe will miss out.
