NEWS EXTRA

By STEFFAN THOMA
DISCARDED Wales prop Nicky Smith is confident he can turn the Ospreys’ season around as he targets a return to Wayne Pivac’s international squad.
Smith was a shock omission from Pivac’s first Six Nations party with the former Scarlets coach preferring Wyn Jones, Rhys Carre and Rob Evans as his loosehead options.
Smith has vowed to do his talking on the pitch as he aims to force his way back into Pivac’s thinking.
He told The Rugby Paper: “Getting selected and not getting selected is a part of rugby. It’s all about how you react...