Jac Morgan describes switch from mechanical engineering to international rugby

As a 17-year-old, Jac Morgan made plans for a life away from rugby by enrolling on a mechanical engineering course. Five years on and the flanker says his decision to commit to the game and abolish his apprenticeship is the best he's ever made. Ad/> The 22-year-old made his Wales debut against Scotland in the Guinness Six Nations last weekend, helping his side to a 20-17 win that keeps their title hopes alive.

RugbyHogg: We're disappointedAN HOUR AGO It was the latest landmark in a meteoric rise for the Ospreys star, who has long been earmarked as a Test quality back row. But his life could have easily taken a different path, with Morgan balancing the trials and tribulations of professional rugby with a mechanical engineering course until three years ago – until the Under-20s World Cup three years ago. He explained: «So the first year when I was playing for Wales Under-20s I was working all the afternoons and the evenings, it was quite hard.

»We went to Argentina for the Under-20s World Cup during the summer of 2019, and then around October time when the Under-20s started up again with a few training camps, I was weighing up if I could do it all again. «I spoke to the academy manager, who was also the coach of the Under-20s, and I just asked him if I would be allowed to come into training if I finished work, and he said yes. »So I decided that October to try and give the Under-20s a shot more than anything, then I joined up with the Scarlets, and yeah, that was the decision behind it.