Wales RWC player who has gone unnoticed but is now a surprise candidate for the Rugby World Cup

People did stick out. For instance, Taulupe Faletau played well for Cardiff in their loss to Connacht, but it is quite uncommon for him to play poorly. Off the bench, Rhys Carre also left his impression. Similar to how Gatland will be aware of the large man's abilities.

What else, though, did Wales' RWC 2023 head coach discover?

A few Wales RWC player did not play for Wales in the Six Nations who stood out during the weekend, though. Some of them have dependably delivered. Gatland is expected to name his Rugby World Cup 2023 training squad in the coming weeks, so several of them may merit consideration in selection discussions. The people engaged are listed below.

Rhodri Williams

Williams has not played for Wales in nine years and counting. Swansea City was on track to finish ninth in the Premier League, David Cameron was the prime minister, and Barack Obama, or barrack a barman as he was once called to on S4C's old subtitles service, was still the US president.

Then a very long time ago. Since then, Williams could have occasionally wondered whether he would never get another chance. He might decide not to. He has, however, recently been playing as well as any scrum half from Wales.

For the Scarlets, a reinvigorated Gareth Davies has been in top form, but Dragons captain Williams deserves praise as well for the performances he has been making for a struggling team. It's a tell-tale indicator of a major Wales RWC player. Instead of crumbling under pressure.

Williams' play has improved, despite the 73-33 defeat against Glasgow Warriors at the beginning of the month. In that game, there were two remarkable try assists: one involved a bullet-like flat throw that put Jordan Williams over in the corner, while the other had a breath-taking looped 30-meter pass to Rio Dyer.

The captain was at it again on Friday night against Ulster, doing everything in his power to inspire his team and scoring a try that improbably saw him popping up in the wide channels before speeding off the cover. In one particularly impressive lineout throw, Williams sent a 35-meter pass looping over the entire set piece and into Jared Rosser's hands.

Just maybe he is worth having a closer look at

Everything seemed to be for him, but as the competition went on, he lost his Wales spot, and in October, while playing for the Dragons, he seriously injured his arm. Then he had his first child and became a father. Soon after, Dragons coach Dai Flanagan stated, "He's a new dad and is now experiencing the world of lack of sleep.

The all-action open side played well against Ulster on Friday night despite the difficult circumstances. According to one draught of the stats, he gained 84 metres from 12 carries.

With two of his runs leading to clean line breakdowns, seven defenders having been defeated. The statistics also show that there were 12 tackles, 8 passes, and 1 try to assist. There was not much else he didn't accomplish that night, aside from not leading the half-time singing.

Dewi Lake

When the hooker was changed for the Ospreys against Edinburgh after 50 minutes, there was some mild surprise in the TV commentary. The visitors were never going to win, as seen by their disastrous first-half performance, but front-row strongman Lake defied the odds by performing admirably for them.

Warren Gatland will name the Rugby World Cup 2023 training squad.

There is, of course, competition to join the pool of No. 9s. Warren Gatland will name the training squad. Williams has competition from Davies as well as Rhys Webb, Tomos Williams, and Kieran Hardy, but Lloyd Williams still has a lot to offer.

However, the tiny Dragon has recently recovered his form, and he is a Wales RWC player who can take control of a match from position nine. He might be someone worth looking into more closely. Of course, there is a competition to make Warren Gatland's training squad's pool of No. 9s. RWC 2023 fans can buy Wales Rugby World Cup Tickets from our website.

Williams has competition from Davies as well as Rhys Webb, Tomos Williams, and Kieran Hardy, but Lloyd Williams still has a lot to offer. However, the tiny Dragon has recently recovered his form, and he is a player who can take control of a match from position nine.