WALES’ SIX NATIONS SQUAD
“You have got a guy that is focused, determined and ready to make personal sacrifice.
“He is a classic professional, he is a good kid and he will be around many years.
“I am very proud to have played a small part in his story.
“I did the stalking and got him to have a look, but there were a lot of other people involved.
“There was the WRU and the local council for developing the facilities at Parc Eirias.
“There were impressive individuals like Chris Horsman and Gethin Watts, from the WRU, who were able to identify a clear pathway for him.
“There was the team and all the coaches around him.
“And there was the player himself for making the choice to come.
“It was a co-ordinated effort. I was just one piece in the jigsaw, but I am very happy to have been that piece.” Forwards: S Andrews (Cardiff Blues, 13 caps), N Smith (Ospreys, 7), R Evans (Scarlets, 12), R Jones (Ospreys, 14), T Francis (Exeter Chiefs, 17), S Lee (Scarlets, 29), K Dacey (Cardiff Blues, 3), K Owens (Scarlets, 45), S Baldwin (Ospreys, 28), J Ball (Scarlets, 21), A W Jones (Ospreys, 105), R Thornton (Ospreys, uncapped), L Charteris (Bath Rugby, 71), C Hill (Newport Gwent Dragons, 3), J King (Ospreys, 10), J Tipuric (Ospreys, 46), O Cracknell (Ospreys, uncapped), R Moriarty (Gloucester, 12), T Faletau (Bath Rugby, 62), S Warburton (Cardiff Blues, 69), T Young (Wasps), uncapped). Backs: G Davies (Scarlets, 21), R Webb (Ospreys, 23), A Davies (Scarlets, uncapped), D Biggar (Ospreys, 51), S Davies (Ospreys, 3), O Williams (Leicester, uncapped), J Roberts (Harlequins, 86), J Davies (Scarlets, 59), S Williams (Scarlets, 41), A Hewitt (Newport Gwent Dragons, uncapped), A Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues, 44), S Evans (Scarlets, uncapped), G North (Northampton Saints, 65), L Williams (Scarlets, 38), L Halfpenny (Toulon, 66). FIXTURES Sunday, Feb 5: Italy v Wales, Stadio Olimpico (2pm GMT, ITV) Saturday, February 11: Wales v England, Principality Stadium (4.50pm, BBC) Saturday, February 25: Scotland v Wales, Murrayfield (2.25pm, BBC) Friday, March 10: Wales v Ireland, Principality Stadium (8.05pm, BBC) Saturday, Mar 18: France v Wales, Stade de France, Paris (2.45pm GMT, ITV)