Come on down Eddie squad pick No. 175 - former Loughborough Students, Rosslyn Park and London Irish prop Harry Elrington, aged 27 and now at #Gloucester
Eddie's 28th prop selected.
It may help Elrington's cause that he's 123kg (19st 5lbs) if he does indeed come up against Koch or Nyakane...
Exclusive: 🏴 Uilisi Halaholo has had to battle to be here – against the odds of his upbringing, the trials of lockdown & tests of Covid.
He considered retiring in 2020 but Ray Lee-lo helped him recover. Now he’s a humble Welsh hero to be proud of. #Wales dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyuni…
On childhood: ‘we went to school with no lunch, would have a couple of pieces of toast & wait for dinner. My dad would work 6am to 6pm in the factory – then we’d eat.
‘People might see it as children not being taken care of but it was normal and we were grateful for it.’ #Wales
On Lee-lo’s help: ‘He didn’t need to, but would take me down to the 4G pitch at the Vale, to run, try and drop the weight and get the knee right. I wouldn’t have been able to make my Wales debut if he hadn’t pushed me.’