Pivac barred from including the 50-cap playmakerFlanker Dan Lydiate recalled as Wales omit Rhys WebbWayne Pivac has revealed he was blocked from selecting Rhys Priestland for Wales’ Six Nations squad. Head coach Pivac asked his Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) bosses for special dispensation to select Bath fly-half Priestland, who does not meet the 60-cap threshold for a player based outside Wales.
The 34-year-old is expected to return to Wales with Cardiff Blues next term, but Pivac was barred from including the 50-cap playmaker despite those circumstances. Pivac admitted he posed the question given the long-term injuries to Rhys Patchell and Gareth Anscombe, with the Blues’ Jarrod Evans winning selection alongside Dan Biggar and Callum Sheedy.