There may not be too much to write home about scoreboard-wise for Wales in the U20 Six Nations this year, with three defeats arriving in four matches ahead of Sunday’s final game against Italy.
Ireland, England and France emphatically accounted for the Welsh youngsters, whose solitary success came against Scotland. But head coach Byron Hayward believes the results don’t tell a complete story.
The Welsh squad is young, with many players sampling this grade of rugby for the first time and including in Morgan Morse a 17-year-old who is still at school and in Ryan Woodman a back-five forward who has only just turned 18. Hayward feels those two and others in his group could go on to make names for themselves in the coming seasons.
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Here are some of the players he mentioned as the stars of tomorrow.
Swansea schoolboy Morse is a back-rower who has already turned the heads of many. Ospreys development chief Gareth Walters said of him recently: “I think the omens are really good. Not only is he diligent and committed in everything he does, he’s also a good kid in school.
“When he comes in here every morning, he’s ready to hit the ground running. He’s had a really big block of physical work with Ospreys strength and conditioning head Alex Lawson and he’s come through that well. So we see him as a player who could make a mark if he fulfils his potential.
“In some respects, he’s like Harri Deaves. Regardless of the team he’s playing in and regardless of the scoreline of the game, he always catches the eye.”
Playing at No. 8 against France last week, Morse didn’t miss a tackle and made ground with ball in
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