• Scrum-half in exile due to WRU rules on overseas players
• ‘I would like to think common sense will prevail’
Warren Gatland has not abandoned hope of being able to select his Lions scrum-half Rhys Webb for the World Cup next year.
Under an agreement between the Welsh Rugby Union and its four regions, the 29-year-old Webb is an outcast at international level after turning down the opportunity to remain in Wales and joining Toulon in the summer.
Written by Paul Rees
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/24/warren-gatland-rhys-web-wales under the title “Warren Gatland hopes Rhys Webb will be available for Wales at World Cup”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
