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Rhys Patchell tells a story from a time long gone when family members would inquire about what he wanted from life after childhood.
Rhys Patchell of Wales

Rhys Patchell tells a story from a time long gone when family members would inquire about what he wanted from life after childhood.
His answer never changed. “As a kid, they’d ask me what I wanted to do and I said, without the slightest hesitation: ‘I want to play outside-half for Wales’.
“One day my parents sat me down and explained that very few were ever good enough or lucky enough to play in that position for Wales.
“It was such a rare privilege so they wondered what would I do if I never got to play there?
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“And I said: ‘Well, if I can’t play for Wales, then the next best thing w...

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