Wales scrum-half Mike Phillips is reportedly on the verge of a move to French giants Toulouse
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The Western Mail's Delme Parfitt reflects on the imminent departure from the Ospreys of scrum-half Mike Phillips.
"He believes in his own mind he is the best, whether others share that opinion or not. He doesn’t do modesty. Period.
"And you may conclude that such self-confidence is a refreshing change, that a bit more of the same outlook might see the Ospreys and Wales start getting across the line more often when it really matters, instead of producing so many hard luck stories.
"...Though he may refuse to accept it himself, Phillips hasn’t really been on the money in the way we know he is capable since he came back from Lions duty, yet he’s held on to his Wales place for differing reasons throughout that period.
"Firstly, there have been times when his form, though not his best, has still been good enough.
"Secondly, he has an ally in Warren Gatland, whose innate conservatism has seen him willing to stick with players who have done a job for him in the past when coaches with a shorter fuse would have changed personnel."
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