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<blockquote data-quote="Welsh Exile" data-source="post: 1160128" data-attributes="member: 82670"><p>Gatland says we need to develop 10s and 15s which I agree with (which is also why I would've taken Ioan Lloyd and Tom Rogers to this World Cup instead of Halfpenny and Anscombe) but very worrying that he doesn't appear to see any gaping holes at 3 and in the second row.</p><p></p><p>Now obviously for me, as I've saying for ages, the second row would be less of a problem as I'd be saying to Tshiunza at Wales, for the foreseeable, you're going to be a lock who can play 6 rather than the other way round so then at least we'd have Rowlands, Tshiunza, Jenkins and Rhys Davies coming through with Adam Beard as a back up, that is something we can work with but considering Tshiunza isn't being considered a lock at all we're left with the other 3 with Beard being one of the first names on the team sheet even though apparently his main point of difference is our lineout which is working brilliantly. </p><p></p><p>But 3 is a massive problem. I would say props or front row in general is where I want to see a half dozen or so kids coming through but I just don't see it. I think Gatland even said 8 as another position we need depth and hasn't even touched on the front row. As an aside, on the 8 front, I tip Morgan Morse to be involved at the next WC and in the Wales set up in the next 2 years (fingers crossed) </p><p></p><p>I generally don't worry about Wales developing back 3 athletes. We tend to do well on that front. I also don't tend to worry about developing back row players either. I get the worry at 10 but again I'm far less worried about that than I am the other areas I've mentioned. Luckily for Wales I'm just a random nobody who can't tell his arse from his elbow but it seems obvious to me looking in from the outside.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Welsh Exile, post: 1160128, member: 82670"] Gatland says we need to develop 10s and 15s which I agree with (which is also why I would’ve taken Ioan Lloyd and Tom Rogers to this World Cup instead of Halfpenny and Anscombe) but very worrying that he doesn’t appear to see any gaping holes at 3 and in the second row. Now obviously for me, as I’ve saying for ages, the second row would be less of a problem as I’d be saying to Tshiunza at Wales, for the foreseeable, you’re going to be a lock who can play 6 rather than the other way round so then at least we’d have Rowlands, Tshiunza, Jenkins and Rhys Davies coming through with Adam Beard as a back up, that is something we can work with but considering Tshiunza isn’t being considered a lock at all we’re left with the other 3 with Beard being one of the first names on the team sheet even though apparently his main point of difference is our lineout which is working brilliantly. But 3 is a massive problem. I would say props or front row in general is where I want to see a half dozen or so kids coming through but I just don’t see it. I think Gatland even said 8 as another position we need depth and hasn’t even touched on the front row. As an aside, on the 8 front, I tip Morgan Morse to be involved at the next WC and in the Wales set up in the next 2 years (fingers crossed) I generally don’t worry about Wales developing back 3 athletes. We tend to do well on that front. I also don’t tend to worry about developing back row players either. I get the worry at 10 but again I’m far less worried about that than I am the other areas I’ve mentioned. Luckily for Wales I’m just a random nobody who can’t tell his arse from his elbow but it seems obvious to me looking in from the outside. [/QUOTE]
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