Charvis omitted from South Africa squad

Charvis omitted from South Africa squad

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hornetrider

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Thursday 15th May 2008
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/...

Whilst I understand Gatland's reasoning that Charvis is 35 and he is building a squad for the future, I have to say I disagree with this decision. Playing players out of position at 7 is not the way to go imo as it won't really benefit them in the long run apart from a bit of game time.

We are missing key experienced players and are facing a huge challenge to get any results down there. I can't help feeling that leaving a player of his experience at home will make the team for these immediate games weaker.

Full squad:

Backs: Morgan Stoddart, Andrew Bishop, Jamie Roberts, Shane Williams, Tom James, Mark Jones, Sonny Parker, Tom Shanklin, Stephen Jones, James Hook, Andy Williams, Warren Fury, Gareth Cooper.

Forwards: Ryan Jones (Captain), Dafydd Jones, Jonathan Thomas, Gareth Delve, Bradley Davies, Ian Evans, Alun-Wyn Jones, Ian Gough, Duncan Jones, Gethin Jenkins, Rhys Thomas, Adam Jones, Matthew Rees, Huw Bennett.