For any aspiring centre in Welsh rugby, the tips that your bosses have introduced in Lion Jamie Roberts and Wales international Gash Tompkins is no longer exactly perfect.
That is the disaster faced by 20-365 days-old Aneurin Owen, who – in preference to being pissed off at his path to traditional rugby being threatened – took the command head on.
The young and intrepid again, also succesful at waft-half, is coming to the waste of fine his first fleshy season of regional rugby (his second training with the senior neighborhood) – having managed to defend rival Tompkins out of the starting line-up in fresh months sooner than he rejoined Saracens. Owen has started seven of his 11 regional video games since the waste of December.
Owen brings consistency, physicality and – thanks to his No. 10 days – skill on the ball.
It be been a in point of fact long time coming for the Newport-born Academy product, nevertheless director of rugby Dean Ryan says he change into as soon as neatly attentive to his expertise from day one.
He suggested WalesOnline of the used Wales Under-20s expertise: “After I first arrived, you might maybe perhaps probably probably be taught in regards to the expertise that Aneurin has which is reasonably unfamiliar. It be probably captured in, his skill to circulation is probably closer to the defender than someone else within the group.
“That sounds ‘what contrast does that tag?’ But that opens home up all around the assign.”
It be been a case of phasing Owen in to assemble extra game expertise throughout the final 12 months, sooner than something of an attitude shift on the starting of the 365 days.
“There’s no level placing him in seeking to search out that a part of his game that’s factual if he change into as soon as weaker at other areas. We were continuing to work at one of the indispensable most areas of weakness.
“He also then change into as soon as challenged around Jack Dixon and Jamie were playing completely in that location and we continuously saw the second distributor playing at 12.
“Then we obtained to about January and said ‘look, why place no longer we good mix it up?’ Whether or no longer it is Jack, Jamie, Aneurin, let’s work out who’s doing what, reasonably than mark them as 12/13s, so lets ranking him experiences.”
From that level on, Owen is credited with opening the Dragons’ game up.
“He’s enabled us to play with somewhat of bit extra width, he’s any other voice in a again line that’s having a stare to switch from the ball from contact line to contact line.
“With Jamie, he gave us a complete lot of course from going ahead and that’s the explanation allowed us to ranking him in video games and ranking him to expertise playing alongside Jamie, playing on the absolute most sensible level, to an extent now where or no longer it is develop into pretty overjoyed for him, we can launch to in fact push his skill location.”
It be a skill location which Owen, a used 12 now carrying 13, credits his competitors in midfield for serving to tag.
“At the launch of the season, after they announced Jamie and Gash, it change into as soon as somewhat of a exclusive one for me,” the young expertise confesses.
“After they signed Jamie and Gash, I change into as soon as bask in ‘oh, I might maybe maybe maybe probably now not ranking my opportunity for a whereas now’, nevertheless since them coming here or no longer it is taken my game to any other level.
“You’d mediate them coming would be somewhat traumatic for me nevertheless if the rest or no longer it is pushed me on extra and made me work plenty more difficult.
“I’ve needed to wait pretty a in point of fact long time to ranking my opportunity nevertheless when it got here, I felt ready good from the 365 days that’s came about, training and studying off them.
“My level of curiosity change into as soon as on getting better. I thought that’d be thru getting just a few starts for the Dragons nevertheless I found right enhancements by good studying off them and being around them in training.”
(Image: David Rogers/Getty Footage)
Jamie Roberts has drawn comparisons between his youthful self and Owen on being “stressful as hell” thru asking a total lot questions, nevertheless Owen place no longer want it any unsuitable device.
“You ranking a British and Irish Lion and Welsh international who’s within the actual identical location as you, why no longer use him? I mediate I’d be taught about it as a wasted opportunity if I wasn’t asking every little thing.
“Jamie’s no longer the placement device of how things are done, you are good getting his experiences on things, what labored for him, what did now not work for him, what he finds are the basics to ranking for your game. It be good talking, studying and sharing expertise he’s had.
“It be been class – identical for Gash, in fact. He’s been unimaginable with me as neatly. Getting the tips from both of them has been class.”
As for getting the nod from Dean Ryan earlier than Wales centre Tompkins, modest Owen batted away the root of superiority after a non permanent waste.
“I place no longer mediate I obtained the nod earlier than him, it change into as soon as extra good I change into as soon as somewhat fortunate within the reality he change into as soon as with Wales and then re-integrating again into the squad.
“Gash’s been unbelievable with me and I’ve probably learnt hundreds off him. I’ve obtained so famous to thank him for.
“I did now not be taught about it as starting earlier than him, in fact. It wasn’t bask in ‘I’m better than you now’ or the rest bask in that. You’d probably must quiz Dean what he thought!
“I change into as soon as good ecstatic to be starting and keep it up playing.”
The Dragons are in fact making ready for the launch of a novel campaign, the Rainbow Cup – albeit with out the South African ‘Sizable’ Facets, who were denied entry to the UK. The Welsh assign initiate the unique occasion – made up of the comfort of the PRO14 aspects – in opposition to the Scarlets on Sunday (1pm kick-off).
Owen is a participant we can demand to search taking a extra dominant position over the subsequent two months, with Ryan revealing: “We are going to play him somewhat of bit extra at 12, be taught about if he can attend form video games and in fact form the opportunity that these subsequent 5 or six weeks might maybe maybe give us.”
This might maybe maybe maybe cap off a 2021 which has viewed Owen get a consistent bustle of video games earlier than the waste of the ‘fashioned’ PRO14 season.
Owen added: “It be been a exclusive [season], a complete lot of numerous emotions throughout the season, nevertheless a definite one having a stare again, good seeking to defend that momentum now.
“I’ve needed to wait a in point of fact long time nevertheless I had within the again of my thoughts I will good defend working laborious. It be been in fact nice to ranking a bustle of video games and be all in favour of the starting group and be amongst some factual avid gamers who’ve obtained a complete lot of expertise.”
As for his future, he’s obtained no itch to switch on, with late development week on week the massive purpose.
“I’ve stopped university now good so I will fully hear to this, good strive to push it to the subsequent level now, hopefully per week good strive to ranking somewhat of bit better. We are going to be taught about where it takes us.”
As with a slit of young folk on the Dragons turning into key avid gamers able to making an impact in any starting facet, Owen will easiest improve with extra expertise.
Ryan added: “He can impact video games in consequence of the skill he’s obtained in passing shut to a line.
“Experiences differ tremendously all the device thru the 365 days, there’s days when the ball’s within the air plenty, there’s days when the sport’s very remark and there might maybe be other days where you might maybe perhaps probably put width on it. He good wants to defend rising experiences.
“There’s no game that is the identical, there’s no opposition the identical. We’re good fervent to tag bigger the choice of experiences that he has because he’s incredibly colorful in regards to the sport, thinks plenty in regards to the sport. Staunch by giving him extra reference functions will tag him a closer participant into subsequent 365 days.”
For any aspiring centre in Welsh rugby, the tips that your bosses have introduced in Lion Jamie Roberts and Wales international Gash Tompkins is no longer exactly perfect.
That is the disaster faced by 20-365 days-old Aneurin Owen, who – in preference to being pissed off at his path to traditional rugby being threatened – took the command head on.
The young and intrepid again, also succesful at waft-half, is coming to the waste of fine his first fleshy season of regional rugby (his second training with the senior neighborhood) – having managed to defend rival Tompkins out of the starting line-up in fresh months sooner than he rejoined Saracens. Owen has started seven of his 11 regional video games since the waste of December.
Owen brings consistency, physicality and – thanks to his No. 10 days – skill on the ball.
It be been a in point of fact long time coming for the Newport-born Academy product, nevertheless director of rugby Dean Ryan says he change into as soon as neatly attentive to his expertise from day one.
He suggested WalesOnline of the used Wales Under-20s expertise: “After I first arrived, you might maybe perhaps probably probably be taught in regards to the expertise that Aneurin has which is reasonably unfamiliar. It be probably captured in, his skill to circulation is probably closer to the defender than someone else within the group.
“That sounds ‘what contrast does that tag?’ But that opens home up all around the assign.”
It be been a case of phasing Owen in to assemble extra game expertise throughout the final 12 months, sooner than something of an attitude shift on the starting of the 365 days.
“There’s no level placing him in seeking to search out that a part of his game that’s factual if he change into as soon as weaker at other areas. We were continuing to work at one of the indispensable most areas of weakness.
“He also then change into as soon as challenged around Jack Dixon and Jamie were playing completely in that location and we continuously saw the second distributor playing at 12.
“Then we obtained to about January and said ‘look, why place no longer we good mix it up?’ Whether or no longer it is Jack, Jamie, Aneurin, let’s work out who’s doing what, reasonably than mark them as 12/13s, so lets ranking him experiences.”
From that level on, Owen is credited with opening the Dragons’ game up.
“He’s enabled us to play with somewhat of bit extra width, he’s any other voice in a again line that’s having a stare to switch from the ball from contact line to contact line.
“With Jamie, he gave us a complete lot of course from going ahead and that’s the explanation allowed us to ranking him in video games and ranking him to expertise playing alongside Jamie, playing on the absolute most sensible level, to an extent now where or no longer it is develop into pretty overjoyed for him, we can launch to in fact push his skill location.”
It be a skill location which Owen, a used 12 now carrying 13, credits his competitors in midfield for serving to tag.
“At the launch of the season, after they announced Jamie and Gash, it change into as soon as somewhat of a exclusive one for me,” the young expertise confesses.
“After they signed Jamie and Gash, I change into as soon as bask in ‘oh, I might maybe maybe maybe probably now not ranking my opportunity for a whereas now’, nevertheless since them coming here or no longer it is taken my game to any other level.
“You’d mediate them coming would be somewhat traumatic for me nevertheless if the rest or no longer it is pushed me on extra and made me work plenty more difficult.
“I’ve needed to wait pretty a in point of fact long time to ranking my opportunity nevertheless when it got here, I felt ready good from the 365 days that’s came about, training and studying off them.
“My level of curiosity change into as soon as on getting better. I thought that’d be thru getting just a few starts for the Dragons nevertheless I found right enhancements by good studying off them and being around them in training.”
(Image: David Rogers/Getty Footage)
Jamie Roberts has drawn comparisons between his youthful self and Owen on being “stressful as hell” thru asking a total lot questions, nevertheless Owen place no longer want it any unsuitable device.
“You ranking a British and Irish Lion and Welsh international who’s within the actual identical location as you, why no longer use him? I mediate I’d be taught about it as a wasted opportunity if I wasn’t asking every little thing.
“Jamie’s no longer the placement device of how things are done, you are good getting his experiences on things, what labored for him, what did now not work for him, what he finds are the basics to ranking for your game. It be good talking, studying and sharing expertise he’s had.
“It be been class – identical for Gash, in fact. He’s been unimaginable with me as neatly. Getting the tips from both of them has been class.”
As for getting the nod from Dean Ryan earlier than Wales centre Tompkins, modest Owen batted away the root of superiority after a non permanent waste.
“I place no longer mediate I obtained the nod earlier than him, it change into as soon as extra good I change into as soon as somewhat fortunate within the reality he change into as soon as with Wales and then re-integrating again into the squad.
“Gash’s been unbelievable with me and I’ve probably learnt hundreds off him. I’ve obtained so famous to thank him for.
“I did now not be taught about it as starting earlier than him, in fact. It wasn’t bask in ‘I’m better than you now’ or the rest bask in that. You’d probably must quiz Dean what he thought!
“I change into as soon as good ecstatic to be starting and keep it up playing.”
The Dragons are in fact making ready for the launch of a novel campaign, the Rainbow Cup – albeit with out the South African ‘Sizable’ Facets, who were denied entry to the UK. The Welsh assign initiate the unique occasion – made up of the comfort of the PRO14 aspects – in opposition to the Scarlets on Sunday (1pm kick-off).
Owen is a participant we can demand to search taking a extra dominant position over the subsequent two months, with Ryan revealing: “We are going to play him somewhat of bit extra at 12, be taught about if he can attend form video games and in fact form the opportunity that these subsequent 5 or six weeks might maybe maybe give us.”
This might maybe maybe maybe cap off a 2021 which has viewed Owen get a consistent bustle of video games earlier than the waste of the ‘fashioned’ PRO14 season.
Owen added: “It be been a exclusive [season], a complete lot of numerous emotions throughout the season, nevertheless a definite one having a stare again, good seeking to defend that momentum now.
“I’ve needed to wait a in point of fact long time nevertheless I had within the again of my thoughts I will good defend working laborious. It be been in fact nice to ranking a bustle of video games and be all in favour of the starting group and be amongst some factual avid gamers who’ve obtained a complete lot of expertise.”
As for his future, he’s obtained no itch to switch on, with late development week on week the massive purpose.
“I’ve stopped university now good so I will fully hear to this, good strive to push it to the subsequent level now, hopefully per week good strive to ranking somewhat of bit better. We are going to be taught about where it takes us.”
As with a slit of young folk on the Dragons turning into key avid gamers able to making an impact in any starting facet, Owen will easiest improve with extra expertise.
Ryan added: “He can impact video games in consequence of the skill he’s obtained in passing shut to a line.
“Experiences differ tremendously all the device thru the 365 days, there’s days when the ball’s within the air plenty, there’s days when the sport’s very remark and there might maybe be other days where you might maybe perhaps probably put width on it. He good wants to defend rising experiences.
“There’s no game that is the identical, there’s no opposition the identical. We’re good fervent to tag bigger the choice of experiences that he has because he’s incredibly colorful in regards to the sport, thinks plenty in regards to the sport. Staunch by giving him extra reference functions will tag him a closer participant into subsequent 365 days.”
For any aspiring centre in Welsh rugby, the tips that your bosses have introduced in Lion Jamie Roberts and Wales international Gash Tompkins is no longer exactly perfect.
That is the disaster faced by 20-365 days-old Aneurin Owen, who – in preference to being pissed off at his path to traditional rugby being threatened – took the command head on.
The young and intrepid again, also succesful at waft-half, is coming to the waste of fine his first fleshy season of regional rugby (his second training with the senior neighborhood) – having managed to defend rival Tompkins out of the starting line-up in fresh months sooner than he rejoined Saracens. Owen has started seven of his 11 regional video games since the waste of December.
Owen brings consistency, physicality and – thanks to his No. 10 days – skill on the ball.
It be been a in point of fact long time coming for the Newport-born Academy product, nevertheless director of rugby Dean Ryan says he change into as soon as neatly attentive to his expertise from day one.
He suggested WalesOnline of the used Wales Under-20s expertise: “After I first arrived, you might maybe perhaps probably probably be taught in regards to the expertise that Aneurin has which is reasonably unfamiliar. It be probably captured in, his skill to circulation is probably closer to the defender than someone else within the group.
“That sounds ‘what contrast does that tag?’ But that opens home up all around the assign.”
It be been a case of phasing Owen in to assemble extra game expertise throughout the final 12 months, sooner than something of an attitude shift on the starting of the 365 days.
“There’s no level placing him in seeking to search out that a part of his game that’s factual if he change into as soon as weaker at other areas. We were continuing to work at one of the indispensable most areas of weakness.
“He also then change into as soon as challenged around Jack Dixon and Jamie were playing completely in that location and we continuously saw the second distributor playing at 12.
“Then we obtained to about January and said ‘look, why place no longer we good mix it up?’ Whether or no longer it is Jack, Jamie, Aneurin, let’s work out who’s doing what, reasonably than mark them as 12/13s, so lets ranking him experiences.”
From that level on, Owen is credited with opening the Dragons’ game up.
“He’s enabled us to play with somewhat of bit extra width, he’s any other voice in a again line that’s having a stare to switch from the ball from contact line to contact line.
“With Jamie, he gave us a complete lot of course from going ahead and that’s the explanation allowed us to ranking him in video games and ranking him to expertise playing alongside Jamie, playing on the absolute most sensible level, to an extent now where or no longer it is develop into pretty overjoyed for him, we can launch to in fact push his skill location.”
It be a skill location which Owen, a used 12 now carrying 13, credits his competitors in midfield for serving to tag.
“At the launch of the season, after they announced Jamie and Gash, it change into as soon as somewhat of a exclusive one for me,” the young expertise confesses.
“After they signed Jamie and Gash, I change into as soon as bask in ‘oh, I might maybe maybe maybe probably now not ranking my opportunity for a whereas now’, nevertheless since them coming here or no longer it is taken my game to any other level.
“You’d mediate them coming would be somewhat traumatic for me nevertheless if the rest or no longer it is pushed me on extra and made me work plenty more difficult.
“I’ve needed to wait pretty a in point of fact long time to ranking my opportunity nevertheless when it got here, I felt ready good from the 365 days that’s came about, training and studying off them.
“My level of curiosity change into as soon as on getting better. I thought that’d be thru getting just a few starts for the Dragons nevertheless I found right enhancements by good studying off them and being around them in training.”
(Image: David Rogers/Getty Footage)
Jamie Roberts has drawn comparisons between his youthful self and Owen on being “stressful as hell” thru asking a total lot questions, nevertheless Owen place no longer want it any unsuitable device.
“You ranking a British and Irish Lion and Welsh international who’s within the actual identical location as you, why no longer use him? I mediate I’d be taught about it as a wasted opportunity if I wasn’t asking every little thing.
“Jamie’s no longer the placement device of how things are done, you are good getting his experiences on things, what labored for him, what did now not work for him, what he finds are the basics to ranking for your game. It be good talking, studying and sharing expertise he’s had.
“It be been class – identical for Gash, in fact. He’s been unimaginable with me as neatly. Getting the tips from both of them has been class.”
As for getting the nod from Dean Ryan earlier than Wales centre Tompkins, modest Owen batted away the root of superiority after a non permanent waste.
“I place no longer mediate I obtained the nod earlier than him, it change into as soon as extra good I change into as soon as somewhat fortunate within the reality he change into as soon as with Wales and then re-integrating again into the squad.
“Gash’s been unbelievable with me and I’ve probably learnt hundreds off him. I’ve obtained so famous to thank him for.
“I did now not be taught about it as starting earlier than him, in fact. It wasn’t bask in ‘I’m better than you now’ or the rest bask in that. You’d probably must quiz Dean what he thought!
“I change into as soon as good ecstatic to be starting and keep it up playing.”
The Dragons are in fact making ready for the launch of a novel campaign, the Rainbow Cup – albeit with out the South African ‘Sizable’ Facets, who were denied entry to the UK. The Welsh assign initiate the unique occasion – made up of the comfort of the PRO14 aspects – in opposition to the Scarlets on Sunday (1pm kick-off).
Owen is a participant we can demand to search taking a extra dominant position over the subsequent two months, with Ryan revealing: “We are going to play him somewhat of bit extra at 12, be taught about if he can attend form video games and in fact form the opportunity that these subsequent 5 or six weeks might maybe maybe give us.”
This might maybe maybe maybe cap off a 2021 which has viewed Owen get a consistent bustle of video games earlier than the waste of the ‘fashioned’ PRO14 season.
Owen added: “It be been a exclusive [season], a complete lot of numerous emotions throughout the season, nevertheless a definite one having a stare again, good seeking to defend that momentum now.
“I’ve needed to wait a in point of fact long time nevertheless I had within the again of my thoughts I will good defend working laborious. It be been in fact nice to ranking a bustle of video games and be all in favour of the starting group and be amongst some factual avid gamers who’ve obtained a complete lot of expertise.”
As for his future, he’s obtained no itch to switch on, with late development week on week the massive purpose.
“I’ve stopped university now good so I will fully hear to this, good strive to push it to the subsequent level now, hopefully per week good strive to ranking somewhat of bit better. We are going to be taught about where it takes us.”
As with a slit of young folk on the Dragons turning into key avid gamers able to making an impact in any starting facet, Owen will easiest improve with extra expertise.
Ryan added: “He can impact video games in consequence of the skill he’s obtained in passing shut to a line.
“Experiences differ tremendously all the device thru the 365 days, there’s days when the ball’s within the air plenty, there’s days when the sport’s very remark and there might maybe be other days where you might maybe perhaps probably put width on it. He good wants to defend rising experiences.
“There’s no game that is the identical, there’s no opposition the identical. We’re good fervent to tag bigger the choice of experiences that he has because he’s incredibly colorful in regards to the sport, thinks plenty in regards to the sport. Staunch by giving him extra reference functions will tag him a closer participant into subsequent 365 days.”
For any aspiring centre in Welsh rugby, the tips that your bosses have introduced in Lion Jamie Roberts and Wales international Gash Tompkins is no longer exactly perfect.
That is the disaster faced by 20-365 days-old Aneurin Owen, who – in preference to being pissed off at his path to traditional rugby being threatened – took the command head on.
The young and intrepid again, also succesful at waft-half, is coming to the waste of fine his first fleshy season of regional rugby (his second training with the senior neighborhood) – having managed to defend rival Tompkins out of the starting line-up in fresh months sooner than he rejoined Saracens. Owen has started seven of his 11 regional video games since the waste of December.
Owen brings consistency, physicality and – thanks to his No. 10 days – skill on the ball.
It be been a in point of fact long time coming for the Newport-born Academy product, nevertheless director of rugby Dean Ryan says he change into as soon as neatly attentive to his expertise from day one.
He suggested WalesOnline of the used Wales Under-20s expertise: “After I first arrived, you might maybe perhaps probably probably be taught in regards to the expertise that Aneurin has which is reasonably unfamiliar. It be probably captured in, his skill to circulation is probably closer to the defender than someone else within the group.
“That sounds ‘what contrast does that tag?’ But that opens home up all around the assign.”
It be been a case of phasing Owen in to assemble extra game expertise throughout the final 12 months, sooner than something of an attitude shift on the starting of the 365 days.
“There’s no level placing him in seeking to search out that a part of his game that’s factual if he change into as soon as weaker at other areas. We were continuing to work at one of the indispensable most areas of weakness.
“He also then change into as soon as challenged around Jack Dixon and Jamie were playing completely in that location and we continuously saw the second distributor playing at 12.
“Then we obtained to about January and said ‘look, why place no longer we good mix it up?’ Whether or no longer it is Jack, Jamie, Aneurin, let’s work out who’s doing what, reasonably than mark them as 12/13s, so lets ranking him experiences.”
From that level on, Owen is credited with opening the Dragons’ game up.
“He’s enabled us to play with somewhat of bit extra width, he’s any other voice in a again line that’s having a stare to switch from the ball from contact line to contact line.
“With Jamie, he gave us a complete lot of course from going ahead and that’s the explanation allowed us to ranking him in video games and ranking him to expertise playing alongside Jamie, playing on the absolute most sensible level, to an extent now where or no longer it is develop into pretty overjoyed for him, we can launch to in fact push his skill location.”
It be a skill location which Owen, a used 12 now carrying 13, credits his competitors in midfield for serving to tag.
“At the launch of the season, after they announced Jamie and Gash, it change into as soon as somewhat of a exclusive one for me,” the young expertise confesses.
“After they signed Jamie and Gash, I change into as soon as bask in ‘oh, I might maybe maybe maybe probably now not ranking my opportunity for a whereas now’, nevertheless since them coming here or no longer it is taken my game to any other level.
“You’d mediate them coming would be somewhat traumatic for me nevertheless if the rest or no longer it is pushed me on extra and made me work plenty more difficult.
“I’ve needed to wait pretty a in point of fact long time to ranking my opportunity nevertheless when it got here, I felt ready good from the 365 days that’s came about, training and studying off them.
“My level of curiosity change into as soon as on getting better. I thought that’d be thru getting just a few starts for the Dragons nevertheless I found right enhancements by good studying off them and being around them in training.”
(Image: David Rogers/Getty Footage)
Jamie Roberts has drawn comparisons between his youthful self and Owen on being “stressful as hell” thru asking a total lot questions, nevertheless Owen place no longer want it any unsuitable device.
“You ranking a British and Irish Lion and Welsh international who’s within the actual identical location as you, why no longer use him? I mediate I’d be taught about it as a wasted opportunity if I wasn’t asking every little thing.
“Jamie’s no longer the placement device of how things are done, you are good getting his experiences on things, what labored for him, what did now not work for him, what he finds are the basics to ranking for your game. It be good talking, studying and sharing expertise he’s had.
“It be been class – identical for Gash, in fact. He’s been unimaginable with me as neatly. Getting the tips from both of them has been class.”
As for getting the nod from Dean Ryan earlier than Wales centre Tompkins, modest Owen batted away the root of superiority after a non permanent waste.
“I place no longer mediate I obtained the nod earlier than him, it change into as soon as extra good I change into as soon as somewhat fortunate within the reality he change into as soon as with Wales and then re-integrating again into the squad.
“Gash’s been unbelievable with me and I’ve probably learnt hundreds off him. I’ve obtained so famous to thank him for.
“I did now not be taught about it as starting earlier than him, in fact. It wasn’t bask in ‘I’m better than you now’ or the rest bask in that. You’d probably must quiz Dean what he thought!
“I change into as soon as good ecstatic to be starting and keep it up playing.”
The Dragons are in fact making ready for the launch of a novel campaign, the Rainbow Cup – albeit with out the South African ‘Sizable’ Facets, who were denied entry to the UK. The Welsh assign initiate the unique occasion – made up of the comfort of the PRO14 aspects – in opposition to the Scarlets on Sunday (1pm kick-off).
Owen is a participant we can demand to search taking a extra dominant position over the subsequent two months, with Ryan revealing: “We are going to play him somewhat of bit extra at 12, be taught about if he can attend form video games and in fact form the opportunity that these subsequent 5 or six weeks might maybe maybe give us.”
This might maybe maybe maybe cap off a 2021 which has viewed Owen get a consistent bustle of video games earlier than the waste of the ‘fashioned’ PRO14 season.
Owen added: “It be been a exclusive [season], a complete lot of numerous emotions throughout the season, nevertheless a definite one having a stare again, good seeking to defend that momentum now.
“I’ve needed to wait a in point of fact long time nevertheless I had within the again of my thoughts I will good defend working laborious. It be been in fact nice to ranking a bustle of video games and be all in favour of the starting group and be amongst some factual avid gamers who’ve obtained a complete lot of expertise.”
As for his future, he’s obtained no itch to switch on, with late development week on week the massive purpose.
“I’ve stopped university now good so I will fully hear to this, good strive to push it to the subsequent level now, hopefully per week good strive to ranking somewhat of bit better. We are going to be taught about where it takes us.”
As with a slit of young folk on the Dragons turning into key avid gamers able to making an impact in any starting facet, Owen will easiest improve with extra expertise.
Ryan added: “He can impact video games in consequence of the skill he’s obtained in passing shut to a line.
“Experiences differ tremendously all the device thru the 365 days, there’s days when the ball’s within the air plenty, there’s days when the sport’s very remark and there might maybe be other days where you might maybe perhaps probably put width on it. He good wants to defend rising experiences.
“There’s no game that is the identical, there’s no opposition the identical. We’re good fervent to tag bigger the choice of experiences that he has because he’s incredibly colorful in regards to the sport, thinks plenty in regards to the sport. Staunch by giving him extra reference functions will tag him a closer participant into subsequent 365 days.”
