WALES are heading to Japan to win the Rugby World Cup, but for Ryan Elias even booking his place on the plane to the Far East would represent success.
The 24-year-old hopes to be the third hooker selected by Warren Gatland for the global showpiece.
Gatland took only two hookers to the 2015 tournament and with Ken Owens first choice in the Six Nations Grand Slam and Elliot Dee back-up, Elias faces a nervous wait.
“I want to be pushing the guys in front of me and make the plane for Japan,” he said.
“It’s a huge thing to be selected for a World Cup so that’s what ...