Wayne Pivac's muddled Wales selections as one position continues to trouble him

Wales' back-row selection for the summer tour of South Africa has been overtaken by the reasons behind Jac Morgan's omission.

Wayne Pivac claimed Morgan needed to put on size over the off-season and get stronger in the contact area, despite boasting more turnovers than any other player in the URC this season. Were the comments made about Rebekah Vardy, you sense it'd be the warped court sketches of Pivac, and not Wayne Rooney, that would be going viral on social media right now.

While it's not defamatory, it's certainly scorched the earth in the eyes of many Welsh fans. The court of public opinion is firmly against Pivac on that front, with Sian Lloyd, the United Kingdom's longest-serving female weather forecaster, claiming she could do a better job on social media. Welsh rugby's never dull, after all.

Wayne Pivac tells Jac Morgan he needs to get bigger and stronger as he drops him from Wales squad

But beyond those comments on Morgan - and his omission in general - the back-row selection for South Africa is certainly an interesting one. Three of the six back-rows named are individuals who have largely made up the first-choice selection this season.

Taulupe Faletau is nailed on at the back of the scrum, while Josh Navidi is the go-to man on the blindside when fit. And while Taine Basham dropped out of the side at the end of the Six Nations, he's largely been the man to wear the seven jersey in the past 12 months.

The three beyond them - Dan Lydiate, Tommy Reffell and James Ratti - are a slightly more random grouping. The first of the three boats 68 Test caps at the age of 34. The latter two have yet to win any.

It's arguably something of an eclectic mix. But does it offer any signs as to where Pivac is heading in the