The young Wales 10s vying for the jersey when the Dan Biggar era ends

In the latter stages of Warren Gatland's reign, the Welsh fly-half jersey was up for grabs ahead of his final World Cup.

Rhys Patchell had shone on the summer tour of Argentina in 2018, before Gareth Anscombe made the jersey his own that autumn. However, fate cruelly intervened and robbed Anscombe of a place in Japan through injury, allowing Dan Biggar to reassert himself as the first choice.

Since Wayne Pivac took over, his grip on the jersey has never really been tested. Seven other fly-halves have featured in squads since 2020, but Biggar's place in the side has arguably never been stronger.

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It would take something massive for Biggar not to be starting at next year's World Cup in France. However, at 32 years of age and with 100 caps to his name, the end of the Biggar era isn't exactly miles away.

So while the Northampton Saints playmaker will be intent on playing for his country as long as possible, the likelihood that the next long-term Welsh fly-half is already plying his trade at the professional level.

If we start with the seven who have already been called up in the past two years, some are clearly better placed than others. Dragons playmaker hasn't featured in a squad for some time and doesn't seem likely to add to his eight caps anytime soon.

Cardiff playmaker is seemingly heading towards the same fate. Despite starting in Pivac's first game against the Barbarians, he's not featured since last summer and seemingly hasn't had much contact from the Welsh coaches.

At least, that was the situation after missing out on selection for the Six Nations. His love of rugby league shines through in how he runs an attack, with one of his trademarks