Flood and Matt Smith in particular stretched the Welsh defence, but once they had endured the initial battering, the Ospreys went on the offensive, with Bowe and Hook showing dangerous touches.

BBC: Leicester 12-6 Ospreys

The Scarlets have included Welsh squad members Dafydd Jones, Alix Popham, Matt Rees, Dafydd James and Barry Davies, leaving them unlikely to face England.

BBC: Saturday, 28 January

Ironically, it is another Kiwi, Matt Cardey, who wins his first cap as a replacement for Howarth at fullback after he proved beyond doubt his Welsh ancestry.

BBC: D-day for Celts and their Kiwis