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THESE ARE early days in the WAG (Wales after Gatland) era, so much so that the cabinets housing the ceramic Groggs at team headquarters feature two figurines of Gatland but none of his successor, Wayne Pivac.
Josh Adams, Cory Hill and Rob Evans (‘two-week delay’) are newly available, and it surely won’t be long until one of the youngest talents joins their number.
With his glasses and bushy moustache, Aaron Wainwright would make perfect Grogg material. And if he were required to do a sitting while the clay statuette was crafted, doubtless he’d be an impeccable artist’s model. He is polite, engaging and a credit to Welsh rugby.
He’s had what is termed a ‘meteoric rise’, making his Test debut aged 20 in Argentina two summers ago and rarely missing out since. Gatland has spoken of the satisfaction a coach gets from identifying and fast-tracking a player not in the limelight, and no one fits the bill better than Wainwright.
“He’s a quick learner, a talented ball player and a
