The squad that would be part of the Six Nations 2017 is going to be named for Wales Rugby in the following week. It is not possible that every player will be pleased with the decision that would be taken and there are several possibilities and friction that are being comprehended as a result of the impending decision.
If selection experiences are recounted, Mike Phillips and Rob Howley have both been victims of unexpected results that were declared in past selection rounds of the Wales team. For instance, Rob Howlett in the year 2000 had suffered an extreme setback. He had been ousted from the squad from a captaincy position. He skippered for the team in the year 1999.
For whatever reason that existed at that time, team politics played a major role in the decision that Graham Henry took at that time to oust Rob from his captain position. This in turn affected Rob’s state of mind and might have resulted in his poor performance subsequently that led him to being dropped out completely from subsequent games.
Wales has seen several such changes in player positions and participation, which has told the fate of the team in the subsequent games. For instance, when Humphreys was back to play, he was also made captain, even though he had not played for four years. On the same tenure Colin Charvis was put on the bench. Many have their share of opinions to provide. For instance, Ian Gough had stated that he had been stabbed in the back when he had been a regular player and was left out when the team went to play in Australia. There are others like Steve Hansen, who is a more amiable player and is usually willing to go along with what is best for the team.