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<blockquote data-quote="dullonien" data-source="post: 1119854" data-attributes="member: 13739"><p>Jamie Roberts pointed this out on Scrum V earlier, and it's something I was thinking about yesterday, the massive issue facing Gatland (and faced Pivac beforehand) is the complete dearth of 50-60 cap players that are mainstay, leaders in the side. Off the top of my head I can come up with a sizeable list of players who maybe should be the core of the side by now:</p><p></p><p>Nicky Smith - took a while to hone his craft at scrum time, but should be involved now he has.</p><p>Ryan Elias - has never ironed out his issues throwing in</p><p>Elliot Dee - another hooker with a lot of promise who's failed to kick on.</p><p>Samson Lee - injuries has ruined his career.</p><p>Cory Hill - moved away in his prime</p><p>Seb Davies - struggled for consistency</p><p>Adam Beard - doesn't cut it</p><p></p><p>Tomos Williams - in the side, but isn't playing as well as he's capable of</p><p>Jarrod Evans - never been trusted</p><p>Patchell - struggled with injuries</p><p>Sam Davies - looked the real deal, then fell of a cliff!</p><p>Owen Watkin - never kicked on as was hoped</p><p>Hallam Amos - retired in his prime</p><p>Owen Lane - promised much,</p><p></p><p>There's probably more, players like Matthew Morgan and Jordan Williams had all thr talent, others like Rory Thornton and Max Williams who excelled at under 20 level struggled to make the step up. Other hyped players like Olly Griffiths more recently have struggled with injuries. Feels like I'm forgetting many too.</p><p></p><p>I know this isn't unique to Welsh rugby, there's always players who fail to live up to their promise, or struggle with injury, but there's almost an entire missing generation (or half generation) of players.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dullonien, post: 1119854, member: 13739"] Jamie Roberts pointed this out on Scrum V earlier, and it's something I was thinking about yesterday, the massive issue facing Gatland (and faced Pivac beforehand) is the complete dearth of 50-60 cap players that are mainstay, leaders in the side. Off the top of my head I can come up with a sizeable list of players who maybe should be the core of the side by now: Nicky Smith - took a while to hone his craft at scrum time, but should be involved now he has. Ryan Elias - has never ironed out his issues throwing in Elliot Dee - another hooker with a lot of promise who's failed to kick on. Samson Lee - injuries has ruined his career. Cory Hill - moved away in his prime Seb Davies - struggled for consistency Adam Beard - doesn't cut it Tomos Williams - in the side, but isn't playing as well as he's capable of Jarrod Evans - never been trusted Patchell - struggled with injuries Sam Davies - looked the real deal, then fell of a cliff! Owen Watkin - never kicked on as was hoped Hallam Amos - retired in his prime Owen Lane - promised much, There's probably more, players like Matthew Morgan and Jordan Williams had all thr talent, others like Rory Thornton and Max Williams who excelled at under 20 level struggled to make the step up. Other hyped players like Olly Griffiths more recently have struggled with injuries. Feels like I'm forgetting many too. I know this isn't unique to Welsh rugby, there's always players who fail to live up to their promise, or struggle with injury, but there's almost an entire missing generation (or half generation) of players. [/QUOTE]
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