Wales v. The Barbarians (HensON or HensOFF)

Wales v. The Barbarians

Last weekend, I watched the second half of the England Baa-baas game... It wasn't a bad game of rugby to watch. The Baa-baas kept with their usual style of play which saw them attack from all areas of the pitch. England of course were trying to win the game and gain some momentum in the build up to the World Cup. They fielded a young and in-experienced side as you would expect, with Johnson pretending to watch out for some new talent. 

The Barbarians though, they were impressive. Their back row was made up of Joe Van Niekerk, George Smith and Sergio Parrise. Needless to say, that has to be one of the biggest and fastest back rows on the planet. In the centres they had Basteraud and Baby which are not a pair to be taken lightly either. Thats always the way with the Barbarians, they recruit big name players who have had a good season and throw them all together in an effort to produce some magnificent rugby. That in itself, is a reason to watch any game.

The other reason I have for keeping an eye on their next fixture is indeed the return of Gavin Henson to the Welsh squad. All eyes will be on him, as he makes a last ditch effort to board the plane thats destined for New Zealand. 

 I'm going to admit, I'm actually a fan of Gavin Henson. I think he's a great player, one of many to have come through the Welsh set up. Unfortunately he has made some mistakes along the way and his rugby career has gone down the drain in recent times. He done a stint on Strictly come dancing which raised a few eye brows and rightfully so. The man reportedly lost weight to get himself down to 11 stone for that show... 11 stone!! Were he to play an international match in the centre weighing only 11 stone, he'd have been thrown around like a rag doll. This is the thing that bugs me, when he committed himself to the dancing, he turned his back on his rugby career. 

Now nearly a year later he has made his return. This leaves me with only one suggestion, that being the Gavin Henson is mental. Yes, he is clinically insane. The guy doesn't know what he wants and with that, I can't understand how he could add to his countries world cup ambitions. We have said it already, he's one of the most talented Welsh players there is but just how committed is he? Maybe we will find out this weekend!