EPISODE 84: Autumn Nations squad announcement and Dragons behind the scenes

Yeah, well, moving on, injuries-wise, I think Tommy Raphael is injured, Ben Thomas, Jacob Beatham, Carey is in the squad, but he's obviously not played, is he? So, within that, any major people missing? I know Elliot Dee, you boys...

Probably had enough of seeing him on the press then he's the one.

He's got the press on payroll.

Is he a bit unlucky? You've got Toby Faletau, Bryn Bradley, Joe Roberts.

I thought he hasn't quite pushed on what I thought, I guess.

So that's good.

No, he's probably gone ahead of him.

Mason, you've got Tom Bowen, Freddie Thomas and Reece Davis, second row.

Yeah, I think you look at that, you've read out some boys who are playing some really good rugby and I suppose that's probably... a real positive for Wales at the minute is we're talking about those guys that have missed out and you know Elliot in particular he's had a great start to the season so yeah you know I'm gutted for him from that aspect but yeah I suppose it's a good thing for Welsh rugby that we're having this competition and we're in a better place than maybe where we were yeah What's the crap with the dry malls? Are you

going to get on the end of a few of them? You cannot get the ball off him.

Obviously what I

mean.

If I was real, I'd be straight in there.

Well, Elliot won't give it to

anyone.

Our backs have got involved in a few of them, but no, they don't get the ball.

Two of our best maulers, I think, are Fertullian and Iren.

It's been a good weapon for us to be fair, them all.

Obviously he's done a great job.

I think some of our numbers around that have been outstanding this season and last.

I think

that's basically around how the laws have changed with them all.

So how you defend them all, which I think across the board, it was that one weekend.

I think it might've been the last time we played Ospreys, but across the board, I think there was like hundreds of them all try scored.

Well, that one game was six or seven.

Yeah, well, moving on, injuries-wise, I think Tommy Raphael is injured, Ben Thomas, Jacob Beatham, Carey is in the squad, but he's obviously not played, is he? So, within that, any major people missing? I know Elliot Dee, you boys...

Probably had enough of seeing him on the press then he's the one.

He's got the press on payroll.

Is he a bit unlucky? You've got Toby Faletau, Bryn Bradley, Joe Roberts.

I thought he hasn't quite pushed on what I thought, I guess.

So that's good.

No, he's probably gone ahead of him.

Mason, you've got Tom Bowen, Freddie Thomas and Reece Davis, second row.

Yeah, I think you look at that, you've read out some boys who are playing some really good rugby and I suppose that's probably... a real positive for Wales at the minute is we're talking about those guys that have missed out and you know Elliot in particular he's had a great start to the season so yeah you know I'm gutted for him from that aspect but yeah I suppose it's a good thing for Welsh rugby that we're having this competition and we're in a better place than maybe where we were yeah What's the crap with the dry malls? Are you

going to get on the end of a few of them? You cannot get the ball off him.

Obviously what I

mean.

If I was real, I'd be straight in there.

Well, Elliot won't give it to

anyone.

Our backs have got involved in a few of them, but no, they don't get the ball.

Two of our best maulers, I think, are Fertullian and Iren.

It's been a good weapon for us to be fair, them all.

Obviously he's done a great job.

I think some of our numbers around that have been outstanding this season and last.

I think

that's basically around how the laws have changed with them all.

So how you defend them all, which I think across the board, it was that one weekend.

I think it might've been the last time we played Ospreys, but across the board, I think there was like hundreds of them all try scored.

Well, that one game was six or seven.