side for Fiji on sunday

I think Gatland said it was just he hadn't enough minutes under the belt in training.

I think that Lake is currently a better impact sub than starter. So if fit he might have been on the bench, to take over the captaincy when Reffell comes on for Mogan.

If there’s one player I think we could throw in and he’d look like he hasn’t missed a beat, it’s Taulupe.

(I hope this doesn’t come back to bite me!)

One obvious negative for Fiji when they beat England was the slowness of their 9 when passing from the ruck. Crying out for a Cawdor intercept.

My dilemma with this is the chosen wisdom for any team who feel they have the fitness edge is to play at a fast tempo, getting metres into big legs. A fast open style of play will surely play into the flying Fijians strengths so Gatland has come up with another gem by stating that the fast tempo can be gained by a good kicking strategy - well I will enjoy seeing how that unfolds. 

Gatland is a past master at getting his teams absolutely spot on for the real action; his we will shock a lot of people in France will have got his squad in a good place mentally. However if he conjures up a win on Sunday, even by a one point margin, it will be his greatest triumph ever bearing in mind how woeful Wales have been since he took over. 

Where, for instance, is this mobility he apparently craves in his front 5 selections? Tompkins ahead of JBR is nonsensical. Tompkins will run around looking very industrious & failing to give an end result as usual & he is giving away two stone & metres of pace to Radrada. Adams hasn't had a decent game at international level this year. Three players have had very limited preparations for this game - Ryan, Taulupe &  Daf Jenkins - I wish them well. Over to you Warren - will your hype win the day..... watch this space.