Carwyn Tuipulotu remains one for the future, even though he has been noticeably off Welsh rugby’s radar this season.
So reckons Scarlets head coach Dwayne Peel about a young player who had a blockbusting schoolboy career as a hard-driving back-row forward, leading to rave reviews and hopes that he might prove the real deal at senior level.
Injury has checked the progress of the 21-year-old who has family links to Taulupe Faletau and Billy and Mako Vunipola, but he has returned to fitness and is ready to start building again.