2 weeks Ago By [email protected] (Ben James)
It's been a while since Wales' scrum-half stable was added to. For reference, the last time before this summer that a nine was handed a Test debut, the Principality Stadium was being used as a makeshift Covid hospital, Wayne Pivac was less than a year into the job and Alun Wyn Jones wasn't yet Test rugby's most-capped player. In the four years since, it's been the same old faces revolving around the scrum-half jersey for Wales.
However, in recent weeks, Cardiff's Ellis Bevan has forced his way into that exclusive club - becoming the first scrum-half to be capped by Wales since November 2020. SIGN UP: Get the new exclusive Inside Welsh rugby newsletter for full insight into what's really going on around all the big issues. This special offer will get you full access for the entire year for just £10 instead of £40.
However, not only has Bevan been capped, he's started both summer matches against South Africa and Australia so far - taking to Test rugby impressively. "I was unaware of the stats about scrum-halves being capped," Bevan told WalesOnline's Welsh Rugby Podcast in Melbourne. "When I got the email, I was chuffed.
"I told my dad and when it came out, that was when it probably sunk in, seeing it online. I just said to myself to just be a sponge. "Go in there, learn, develop.
Hopefully, if you can get a cap, brilliant. I did try and come in to get a cap, I'd never go in to just be a number. "I just wanted to learn, develop and take everything in.
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