Rugby evening headlines as 'born leader' eyes Wales call-up and Ross Moriarty has new op

Here are the latest rugby evening headlines on Thursday, June 2.

Young Welsh lock Dafydd Jenkins, 19, is hoping to follow in the footsteps of Exeter team-mate Christ Tshiunza in turning out for Wales.

The Wales U20s international, who at 19 years old has been described as a "born leader" by Exeter University director of rugby Keith Fleming, joined the Chiefs last summer to make his Premiership Rugby Cup debut last November before coming off the bench in the Champions Cup.

The 6ft 7ins teenager, who also counts Ollie Burrows and Dan John as fellow Wales U20s players as team-mates, is hoping to impress Wayne Pivac so he can challenge for a spot in the Wales senior team, like Tshiunza - who won two caps for Wales this season after turning out for Exeter and then the university alongside Jenkins.

"Since I've been young it's something I've really hoped to do, but I'm just going to keep my head down, keep trying to play well and that'll take care of itself hopefully," Jenkins told BBC Sport.

"I just want to win trophies with Chiefs at the moment and if the opportunity comes I would love to take it, but you've got to play well first. Christ did that and he got the opportunity, I've just got to do that first."

The Exeter second-row is also hoping to step up and add to his 10 Exeter appearances amid the exit of Lions lock Jonny Hill, Scotland's Sam Skinner and Dragons-bound Sean Lonsdale, who are leaving the Premiership club this summer.

"It's a good opportunity, but it'll only be good if I take it," he added. "It's just all down to me whether I can play well in the games coming up and the games I get picked for next season. If I don't take the opportunity, there's no point in them going at the end of the day. There are some