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But on BBC's ScrumV podcast this week Gatland made a point of making clear nobody's place is secure, no matter how experienced a player he is. Lake may well have the highest ceiling of this group of hookers, and Elias is a very physical player who has endured unfair criticism, while Owens was first choice during the Six Nations. While most people would bet on the other three making the cut, this writer is not so sure. To be fair Dee has won 41 caps for his country which is not to be sniffed at, but there is a feeling he could take his game to another level in the international arena provided he gets a run of games, and with Gatland back at the helm the next few months could be the time where Dee reaches the 'massive potential' Jackman alluded to back in 2018.Īfter missing out on the last few national squads, Dee has been given a big opportunity this summer, getting selected in an extended Wales training group as one of four hookers alongside the experienced Owens, Lake and Elias.

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When former Ireland hooker and well-respected Irish TV pundit Bernard Jackman was head coach of the Dragons, he once described Dee as 'an outstanding player with massive potential'.

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First off former Wales boss Wayne Pivac preferred Scarlets hooker Ryan Elias to Dee, even favouring underrated Ospreys man Sam Parry while the rise of Dewi Lake saw the Dragons star fall further down the pecking order.Ī series of injuries to his knee and collarbone did not help matters, neither did playing for a Dragons side who were appallingly bad during the reign of Dean Ryan whose militaristic approach didn't go down well at Rodney Parade. READ MORE: Welsh rugby set for monumental shake-up with 10-club league above Welsh Premiership expected to get go aheadīut if one was to say he's had a rough time of it over the past four years it would certainly be considered an understatement. He has only started 10 of his 41 Tests for Wales to date, but that wasn't too much of an issue after all, at one time Owens himself found himself stuck in the 'super-sub' category behind the likes of Matthew Rees, Scott Baldwin and Richard Hibbard. The Penallta product was a key figure in the Wales squad leading up to, and at, the 2019 Rugby World Cup, firmly embedded as Owens' understudy. When Elliot Dee made his Test debut against Georgia in 2017, the expectation among the more informed rugby pundits was how he would eventually be the man to replace Ken Owens as Wales' first-choice hooker.

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