{"id":14943,"date":"2016-11-22T15:13:52","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T15:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=14943"},"modified":"2016-11-22T15:13:52","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T15:13:52","slug":"spotlight-wales-selection-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/11\/22\/spotlight-wales-selection-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Wales&#039; selection policy comes under harsh spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WALES\u00a0secured a win in name only over Japan on Saturday, relying on a drop-goal by 23-year-old Sam Davies to spare the blushes of his more experienced teammates.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Ospreys fly-half, winning only his second cap, showed he had the temperament required for Test match rugby by sending a beautiful strike sailing through the sticks with the scores locked at 30-30 and only seven seconds on the clock.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Herein lies a big problem within the Welsh set-up. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Davies is the form fly-half in Wales. In 2013, he was IRB World Junior Player of the Year, becoming only the second Welshman to do so &#8211; the first being Gavin Henson in 2001.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14596\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14596\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14596\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Rob-Howley-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"Wales coach Rob Howley is under-fire after a poor autumn campaign thus far\" width=\"960\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Rob-Howley-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Rob-Howley-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Rob-Howley-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Rob-Howley-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Rob-Howley-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Rob-Howley.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14596\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14596\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Rob-Howley-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"Wales coach Rob Howley is under-fire after a poor autumn campaign thus far\" width=\"960\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Rob-Howley-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Rob-Howley-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Rob-Howley-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Rob-Howley-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Rob-Howley-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Rob-Howley.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Wales coach Rob Howley is under fire after a poor autumn campaign thus far<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It seems however that form counts for very little when picking the Wales team. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s understandable why Dan Biggar was retained in the number 10 jersey for the opener with Australia. Biggar was lauded as one of the best fly-halfs\u00a0in the world during last year\u2019s World Cup.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But Biggar can\u2019t get into the Ospreys XV at the moment due to Davies\u2019 outstanding start to the season. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The youngster entered the fray late against Australia and gifted them a try with a loose pass. Given that Wales were in the midst of one of their worst performances of the last decade, it would be harsh to single out that moment for blame. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Davies was then dropped from the squad altogether for the win against Argentina before being recalled to the bench for the clash with Japan.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wales were awful against Japan, playing with no direction, speed or skill. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When England are playing poorly, coach Eddie Jones does something to rectify it.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14967\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14967\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14967\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Eddie_Jones_Rugby-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"England is yet to register a defeat under coach Eddie Jones\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Eddie_Jones_Rugby-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Eddie_Jones_Rugby-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Eddie_Jones_Rugby-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Eddie_Jones_Rugby.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14967\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14967\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Eddie_Jones_Rugby-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"England is yet to register a defeat under coach Eddie Jones\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Eddie_Jones_Rugby-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Eddie_Jones_Rugby-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Eddie_Jones_Rugby-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Eddie_Jones_Rugby.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript> England is yet to register a defeat under coach Eddie Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jones hauled Luther Burrell from the field after 28 minutes of the first Test against Australia in June. Australia had raced into a two-try lead, and the half-back combination wasn\u2019t working. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">George Ford took over at fly-half while Owen Farrell moved to 12. England won the game 39-28.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the third Test, Jones substituted Teimana Harrison for Courtney Lawes after 31 minutes even though his side had just taken a 17-15 lead. The visitors went on to seal a 44-40 win, and with it a 3-0 series victory. \u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Saturday, Davies was left to twiddle his thumbs for 67 minutes, while 18-year-old Keelan Giles didn\u2019t come on at all. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meanwhile Alex Cuthbert remained on the field for the entire match despite not having the best of matches. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Loyalty is a good thing in sport, but Cuthbert hasn\u2019t showed anything that could be described as good form for the past three seasons. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It has become easy for fans to jump on the bandwagon and decry his constant selection, but he does not belong in the Wales team\u00a0anymore and shouldn\u2019t be selected again until he shows some form for his region. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In contrast, Giles has scored eight tries in five matches for the Ospreys this season. If the coaches aren\u2019t willing to blood him against Japan, who will they blood him against?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Davies dug Wales out of a hole they dug themselves on Saturday. Here\u2019s hoping they trust him with more than 13 minutes against South Africa.<\/span><br \/>\n<b>The Wales XV to play South Africa, selected by The Cardiffian:<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Liam Williams; Leigh Halfpenny, Jonathan Davies, Jamie Roberts, George North; Sam Davies, Gareth Davies; Gethin Jenkins, Scott Baldwin, Tomas Francis, Luke Charteris, Alun Wyn Jones, Sam Warburton \u00a9, Ross Moriarty, Justin Tipuric<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WALES\u00a0secured a win in name only over Japan on Saturday, relying on a drop-goal by 23-year-old Sam Davies to spare the blushes of his more experienced teammates. 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