LEIGHHalfpenny has been too good for too long to waste time sitting on the bench, a position he last occupied as a squad player in the Six Nations at Twickenham more than nine years ago.
A specialist wing back then trying to force his way into the remnants of the 2008 Grand Slam setup, he kicked his heels for more than an hour before replacing Tom James in a lost cause. At Murrayfield next Saturday, Halfpenny ought to have no qualms about being one of the 23.
His weekend comeback safely negotiated after a three-month absence, the Scarlets’ full-back can hardly expect to reclaim the No...