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Uncapped Dollman earns Wales call
By Alex Fisher
Phil Dollman will have the chance to impress on the international stage for Wales in June after being named as a replacement for the injured Rhun Williams.
Williams and Ospreys forward James King were ruled out of the squad that will face Tonga and Samoa next month through injury.
With a number of Wales players on British and Irish Lions duty in New Zealand, it opens to door for Dollman, the Exeter Chiefs full-back having played a big part in the club reaching the Premiership final.
He is joined in the squad by Scarlets back row Aaron Shingler, with the 29-year-old handed the chance to add to his eight caps.
Shingler made his debut in 2012, but has not represented Wales since facing South Africa in 2014.
BREAKING | @aaronshingler called into Wales squad for Summer tour https://t.co/SkCm90ZWIX pic.twitter.com/fnAPNWtqPO
— Scarlets Rugby (@scarlets_rugby) May 24, 2017
This season the forward has made 26 appearances for Scarlets – scoring seven tries – and will join up with his international team-mates after this weekend's Pro12 final.
"The two players coming in have been in excellent form lately and we're looking for them to bring that level of performance with them," said Wales head coach Robin McBryde.
"They'll be arriving with their tails up having made it to those finals, so it should be a boost for them as well as us.
"It's a big blow for the players who are missing out, but for someone like Rhun, who's only 19 years old, he's got plenty of time to make his mark with Wales.
"We've got a young squad, but we're not treating this as a development tour. We're going to the southern hemisphere to win two Tests, so the selection has to reflect a balance between potential and performance, and the new players will have to reach the high levels of expectation we have of them."
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This is true.
But perhaps because rugby is Australia’s fourth (or worse) most popular sport, there is just no coaching talent good enough.
It’s interesting that no players from the Aussies golden era (say between 1987 - 2000) have emerged as international quality coaches. Or coaches at all.
Again, Australians are the problem methinks. Not as interested in the game. Not as interested to support the game. Not as interested to get into the game.
And like any other industry in the world - when you don’t have the capabilities or the skills, you import them.
Not difficult to understand really.
Go to commentsi think Argentina v France could be a good game too, depending on which Argentina turns up. The most difficult to call is Scotland Australia.
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