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It could be called Death Becomes The Scrum. It is a satirical, supernatural look at the rivalry between scrum-halves Rhys Webb and Gareth Davies.
PLOT: Having realised he won't displace Webb as Wales no1 scrum-half, Davies becomes depressed, unfit and eventually has to quit rugby. Three years later, however, he reappears on the scene faster, fitter and more athletic than ever, stunning his Scarlets and Wales teammates (including Webb). He quickly replaces Webb as Wales' first-choice scrum-half, making the latter this time increasingly depressed and introspective. However, rather than let his career collapse as Davies did, he is told at a Sports Clinic about a mysterious aristocrat who specialises in "Permanent Wellness" (played by Michael Sheen). Watching in the stands while Davies scores a hat-trick against England in a 6N match, this proves to be the final straw for Webb. He goes to the mysterious aristocrat's mansion and takes the potion, restoring him to peak physical condition - forever. Now he is back to his youthful and fit self, he and Davies develop increasingly heated and vicious arguments and competitions on the training pitches, leading to rather (un)deadly results. Caught in the middle between the two feuding and rotting undead scrum-halves, Warren Gatland eventually decides to leave and let them sort it out among themselves.
PLOT: Having realised he won't displace Webb as Wales no1 scrum-half, Davies becomes depressed, unfit and eventually has to quit rugby. Three years later, however, he reappears on the scene faster, fitter and more athletic than ever, stunning his Scarlets and Wales teammates (including Webb). He quickly replaces Webb as Wales' first-choice scrum-half, making the latter this time increasingly depressed and introspective. However, rather than let his career collapse as Davies did, he is told at a Sports Clinic about a mysterious aristocrat who specialises in "Permanent Wellness" (played by Michael Sheen). Watching in the stands while Davies scores a hat-trick against England in a 6N match, this proves to be the final straw for Webb. He goes to the mysterious aristocrat's mansion and takes the potion, restoring him to peak physical condition - forever. Now he is back to his youthful and fit self, he and Davies develop increasingly heated and vicious arguments and competitions on the training pitches, leading to rather (un)deadly results. Caught in the middle between the two feuding and rotting undead scrum-halves, Warren Gatland eventually decides to leave and let them sort it out among themselves.
