By STEFFAN THOMAS
New recruits: Nick Tompkins, left, and Will Rowlands
PAUL Turner hopes the work he has done in identifying rough diamonds in England will pay dividends for Wayne Pivac’s Wales.
Pivac raised eyebrows when he named Englishbased duo Nick Tompkins and Will Rowlands in his Six Nations squad.
Their selections may have come as a shock to many people, but not to Turner who plays a pivotal role in bringing such players to the attention of the Welsh Rugby Union.
“I’ve been involved in the Exiles programme for five years”, Turner, above, told The Rugby Pa...
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