TheTest matches against Samoa andTonga
Clive Woodward, though call-ups by Wales this season never materialised into a first cap.
Can play blindside or openside flanker and is bang on form at present scoring a hat-trick of tries against English and European heavyweights Saracens on the weekend as Wasps ended the regular Premiership season in top spot. Aled Davies The Scarlets scrum-half is another nearly man when it comes to that elusive first Welsh cap.
Was the only uncapped player in Warren Gatland’s 37-man squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship and then went out to New Zealand that summer when Cardiff Blues’ Lloyd Williams flew home with injury only to be frustrated again. Steff Evans A nailed-on tourist and a Scarlets shoo-in for Wales given the consistent and eye-catching performances for his region this season.
The 22-year-old has been one of the stand-out performers in regional rugby this season with his attacking enterprise. Keelan Giles Provided one of the big talking points in the 2016 autumn internationals when selected for bench duty against Japan and left kicking his heels on the sidelines throughout.
One of the most exciting young talents in Welsh rugby helping the Under-20s win the 2016 Six Nations Grand Slam and quickly took that form into regional rugby with the Ospreys scoring some stunning solo tries against some high-class opposition. Owen Williams Set to make a big-money move from Leicester Tigers to Aviva Premiership rivals Gloucester this summer after making the move to Welford Road from the Scarlets in 2013.
Having amassed more than 600 points at the Tigers and his ability to play centre and outside-half led to calls for the 25-year-old Neath-born star to secure that first cap in the 2017 Six Nations Championship but an elbow injury a week before Rob Howley was due to name his squad scuppered his chances. Rhun Williams His reputation grows with each classy outing in the Cardiff Blues back three. Came to the fore in the Wales Under-20s Grand Slam season in the 2016 Six Nations Championship and made the move to the Arms Park from RGC 1404. Graduated through the Blues academy and was allocated out to Pontypridd in the Principality Premiership in the summer of 2013 when he really came to the fore.
Capped at Wales Under-20 level and seen as one of the bright sparks for the Blues, could well cap the season off with a senior international appearance for his country.