The Welsh players reflect on their draw with Fiji during a poor autumn campaign
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Wales legend Barry John says that Welsh rugby will be eager to return to domestic matters following another disappointing set of autumn internationals and he is backing the Scarlets to lead the regions’ charge in Europe, in his column for Wales on Sunday.
“With the Heineken Cup resuming next weekend, I suspect the bulk of the Wales players are glad to be back with their regions and in fresh surroundings.
I think they [the Tri-Nations sides] are treating these European tours now as end of season jaunts where they can test out a few youngsters and see if they are up to Test match rugby. And this is one of the reasons why there’s a tedious feel to the autumn programme these days, especially from Wales’ point of view….
If there’s one Welsh region I do fancy [to qualify for the next stages of the Heineken Cup], it’s the Scarlets.
They were written off as a force in Europe at the start of the season but youngsters like George North, Ben Morgans, Jonathan Davies and Rob McCusker have been at the forefront of them defying their critics.
Yes, they were handsomely beaten by Leicester, and the Tigers will go on to win the group, I’m sure. But after beating Perpignan I think Nigel Davies’ men can give themselves a great chance of qualifying if they can get 10 points from their upcoming matches against Treviso.”
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