The verdict on the strange Wales team that doesn't make much sense in places

Well, after everything that has gone before, I guess we shouldn’t be too surprised that the arch tinkerman has ended the Six Nations with a final flourish.

It’s been a tale of chopping and changing pretty much throughout Wayne Pivac’s reign, during which time he has never once named the same side for successive matches.

That’s been the story once again during this Championship campaign with regular rejigging and re-arranging.

Wayne Pivac explains his Wales team selection

Now he has rounded things off by making the most changes yet - seven in all - to face Italy at the Principality Stadium on Saturday.

The headline news is clearly the return of Alun Wyn Jones in the second row. It’s been another Lazarus-like recovery from the great man who was expected to miss the whole of the tournament after suffering a serious shoulder injury against New Zealand in October.

You have to take your hat off to him for his dedication and hard work in getting back in time to win his 150th Wales cap this weekend. But you also have to question the logic of the selection.

He hasn’t played a game of rugby for some five months, so there’s an argument he should work his way back at regional level first rather than going straight into the Test arena.

You also have to really feel for Will Rowlands. To my mind, he has been Wales’ player of the Six Nations ( you can read more on just how good he has been here ) and it’s really harsh on him to have to drop to the bench for the last leg.

Unless Alun Wyn is going to call it a day on the international stage after this tournament (there are no signs of that happening), it’s a move that doesn’t really make sense looking to the future.

If he’s staying on board until the World Cup, as we have expected, it