Gavin Henson will be given every chance to earn a Wales World Cup spot - if he can measure up to his Super League and NRL counterparts.
Henson has yet to make his rugby league debut after joining League One battlers West Wales Raiders for 2021. He is expected to make his bow against Widnes in the Challenge Cup next month, but despite his 13-man inexperience and the fact he has just turned 39, he has already been touted as a bolter for the autumn’s World Cup.
Wales boss John Kear has not ruled that out and has already identified one area where Henson would add to his team. Kear said: “When you speak to the Welsh players it’s amazing how high an esteem they hold him in. "That’s obviously because they are rugby union fans as well as rugby
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