Davies, Cuthbert And Hibbard On Wales' Lions Woes

Andy Farrell's subordinate action for nan British and Irish Lions' circuit to Australia was different sadistic reminder of Wales' autumn from grace.

With Wales connected a 17-game losing run, only 2 players - flanker Jac Morgan and scrum-half Tomos Williams - earned spots successful nan 38-strong squad.

Scrum V The Warm Up gathered nan thoughts of Welsh erstwhile Lions connected nan make-up of nan squad and nan deficiency of their chap countrymen to make nan cut.

Former Scarlets and Clermont Auvergne centre Davies believes Morgan and Williams "will spell retired and springiness a awesome relationship of themselves and alert nan emblem for Welsh rugby".

He added: "It looks a beardown squad and location is simply a batch of clip spent deliberating complete who goes, and they consciousness that they've sewage a bully operation to spell retired and triumph a Test series

"I deliberation Maro Itoje is simply a awesome leader, he's gained a immense magnitude of maturity complete nan past 12 months and nan measurement he has led England has been highly awesome and inevitably his shape has been great, and you'd deliberation he's a guaranteed starter for that Test team. It's awesome for him.

"You tin show really bully Andy Farrell is pinch what he's done pinch Ireland, nan Lions tours that he's been progressive in. I've loved moving pinch him and I'm judge he'll make judge everything is done to nan champion of his expertise to make judge nan squad is champion prepared to spell retired location and triumph nan Test series.

"I deliberation it will beryllium a batch tougher than group expect. The hardest point pinch nan Lions circuit is that you person 4 nations coming together and past successful six weeks you're playing 1 of nan champion teams successful nan world, that is nan hardest portion of it.

"But pinch nan acquisition that they person successful nan coaching set-up and players, I'm judge they'll beryllium capable to get connected nan aforesaid page very quickly.

"With nan spot successful that squad, I'm judge they tin spell retired and triumph nan series."

Alex Cuthbert, a 2013 bid victor successful Australia, believes Morgan and Williams' "performances astir apt merit their call-up".

He added: "I'm gutted there's not a mates much Welsh influences successful nan squad, but Andy Farrell has evidently decided to spell for familiarity and group he tin trust on, which is nan monolithic Irish influx successful nan squad.

"But I'm highly excited for nan 2 Welsh lads that sewage selected and hopefully they'll get nan occupation done.

"Farrell has gone pinch a batch of Irish lads who person done nan occupation distant from location against New Zealand, and it's going to beryllium nary easy task complete successful Australia."

Cuthbert is besides "pretty confident" Farrell's Lions tin repetition nan 2013 occurrence he and his team-mates enjoyed.

"The players named are each apical players from their typical countries, nan style of play you tin beautiful overmuch opportunity is going to beryllium nan measurement Ireland play and they've done a occupation connected Australia a number of times, but distant from location it's going to beryllium tough," he said.

Cuthbert says Morgan is "a very clever rugby player, world people successful what he offers astir nan field".

"It's not conscionable astatine nan breakdown, but his activity pinch Wales and Ospreys, his carrying, his protect expertise which we saw successful nan Six Nations," Cuthbert said.

"He's going to beryllium successful a squad that are connected nan beforehand foot, playing attack-minded rugby which I deliberation is really going to suit him.

"And what he is, is simply a awesome bloke and I deliberation he'll beryllium really bully successful that environment. A batch of lads will get connected good pinch him."

Richard Hibbard, who played successful each 3 2013 Tests against nan Wallabies said: "I was hoping for a fewer much [Welsh selections], but unluckily it's presently wherever we're at, but it's a awesome accomplishment for those boys, it shows each nan difficult activity they put successful in nan past play and I'm delighted for everybody that's been selected.

"Jac Morgan's ever nan standout subordinate successful each game, he's carrying a batch of weight connected those young shoulders. He thoroughly deserves it, nary subordinate successful Wales deserves it much than him, particularly being skipper done this reliable period, he's conscionable held himself truthful well, it's phenomenal."

Hibbard says Farrell is simply a "fantastic" coach for nan players to activity under.

"He is 1 of those coaches you conscionable want to play for, nan measurement he talks, he truthful passionate. His defence is very simple," Hibbard said.

"He makes you judge successful it arsenic overmuch arsenic he does. He's 1 of those coaches you will travel into battle.

"The Australian squad is going to beryllium coming backmost into immoderate form. Playing successful personification else's state and trying to get nan wins is tough, but that's a very bully looking squad, a very Irish dominated squad, but if anyone tin do it, I deliberation Farrell tin return them retired there."