Wales select 18-year-old

16 Mar 2010

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Wales select 18-year-old

Warren Gatland has selected 18-year-old winger Tom Prydie to play Italy in Cardiff on Saturday.

The Ospreys winger will become the youngest ever Welsh international at 18 years and 27 days old, and is one of five changes to the side.

Ryan Jones is re-instated as captain, while Gethin Jenkins, Mike Phillips, and Cardiff Blues loose forward Sam Warburton all win call-ups.

Wales – Lee Byrne; Tom Prydie, James Hook, Jamie Roberts, Shane Williams; Stephen Jones, Mike Phillips; Ryan Jones (c), Sam Warburton, Jonathan Thomas; Luke Charteris, Bradley Davies; Adam Jones, Matthew Rees, Gethin Jenkins.
Subs: Huw Bennett, Paul James, Ian Gough, Gareth Delve, Dwayne Peel, Andrew Bishop, Tom Shanklin

Ireland stay steady

Declan Kidney has named an unchanged Ireland side for their match with Scotland on Saturday.

Gordon D’Arcy been named at inside centre but has a heavily bruised knee and if he fails to recover in time, Paddy Wallace will be promoted from outside the squad to the No 12 jersey.

Ireland - Geordan Murphy, Tommy Bowe, Brian O’Driscoll (c), Gordon D’Arcy, Keith Earls, Jonathan Sexton, Tomas O’Leary; Cian Healy, Rory Best, John Hayes, Donncha O’Callaghan, Paul O’Connell, Stephen Ferris, David Wallace, Jamie Heaslip.
Subs: Sean Cronin, Tony Buckley, Leo Cullen, Shane Jennings, Eoin Reddan, Ronan O’Gara, Robert Kearney.


6 Comments

  • 1.billy: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2010, 20:16 pm

    If only Sa could learn from this. If they are good let them play. Sink or swim.

  • 2.BULLET: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2010, 20:40 pm

    Billy,

    South Africa would throw in a youngster (Frans Steyn, JPP etc etc), only problem is that we would ask the winger to play lock, then move him to scrum half, then throw him in at full back. Then, after a few poor games in positions he is not used to, the media and politicians would slate the coach for overlooking other players who they feel would be better.

    The coach would then continue to break the youngster’s confidence till he decides to go play oversees where he will mature and become a great player and the same media & politicians will ask why we let such a great talent go.

    Only in SA…

  • 3.BASH!: Reply to this comment
    16 Mar 2010, 21:41 pm

    @billy:

    Because we don’t need to do that. We have depth and quality in most positions at all levels. There’s nothing wrong with throwing a player in at the deep end but it depends on on the player, what position he plays and the match.

    There’s also nothing wrong allowing a player time to develop. It’s just a different school of thought.

  • 4.schalla: Reply to this comment
    17 Mar 2010, 15:55 pm

    what happened to the other young guy Leigh Halfpenny?

  • 5.Worsman: Reply to this comment
    24 Mar 2010, 16:10 pm

    @ Bullett

    Brilliantly said.

  • 6.Worsman: Reply to this comment
    24 Mar 2010, 16:12 pm

    @ Schalla

    He cashed in his pennies

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