Wales debutant's freakish breakdown stats are the best in Europe

Today James Davies will win his first cap for Wales and many think it's long overdue.

Davies is 27-years-old, just two years younger than his more famous older brother Jonathan, yet it has taken until now for 'Cubby Boi' to gain international honours.

He's a true openside - a backrow renowned for his abilities at the breakdown and  what's more, the statistics back up the hype.

According to Opta, Davies has won 128 turnovers in 73 games for the Scarlets since his debut, which works out at an average of 1.8 turnovers per game is the best of any PRO14, Premiership or TOP 14 player in all competitions in that time.

Only veteran groundhog Steffon Armitage can boast more turnovers.

Despite standout performances for Pro14 champions the Scarlets, he has had wait in line at what has been a stacked Welsh backrow in recent years. Davies told the BBC that he feared the call up might never come: "It was frustrating, but I have tried to keep working.

"I felt like I have played consistently but I have not been getting that chance, so you do think it's never going to happen.

"But we are here now, and I have got that chance, and I want to take it with both hands.

"It was frustrating, but I have tried to just keep working on what I need to do a bit better."

Davies is no slouch over the ground either; he's represented Wales Sevens and was part of the Great Britain squad that played in the 2016 Summer Olympics.

His name 'Cubby' or 'Cubby Boi' is a derivative of his brother 'Jonathan Davies' nickname - "Fox".

Jonathan and James 'Cubby' Davies