"Superstar" - Steve Borthwick ready to poach youngster that Wales were ready to call-up

After delivering a standout performance against Bristol Bears in the Premiership, the young talent in the back three faced inquiries about potential connections with England or Wales leading up to the Six Nations.

In response, Feyi-Waboso chose to deflect the question, stating, "I don't know."

Despite being born in Wales, possessing a strong Welsh accent, and emerging from Cardiff's academy, the 21-year-old made a move to the Premiership in 2022 by joining Wasps.

Following the challenges faced by the Midlanders, Exeter promptly secured the talented player, and his impressive displays this season have propelled him into consideration for a spot in the Test squad.

“He knows there is no pressure from us,” Exeter boss Rob Baxter said when asked about the youngsters international future.

He added: “Obviously, I am English and I support England. If he picks England, great.

“But we never put any pressure on (Wales forwards) Dafydd Jenkins or Christ Tshiunza. They came to us without being capped, and there has never been a pressure element from us about where their career should lie.

“There won’t be any pressure from us. Those will be decisions Manny will make for himself.”

Born to Nigerian parents, Feyi-Waboso grew up as one of six siblings in Llandaff, and kicked off his club rugby journey with Rumney RFC, while also being heavily involved in athletics specialising in hurdles and high jump.

He also represented Cardiff Schools at Under 11s and Under 15s level before progressing further in the Cardiff Rugby pathway with the age grade sides and academy.

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Going against Warren Gatland, who suggested removing the mark completely from the game, Moore is looking to limit the number of box kicks we see in modern rugby.

The former England hooker commented: "If you supplemented this with a law that the marking player had to tap the ball and pass or run, you would speed up the restart and not allow time to be taken by kicking to touch.

"All this would go some way to removing the bane of many fans’ match-day experience: the box kick. This type of kick has now become almost ubiquitous, not only as an exit from a team’s 22, but as an attacking option between the 22 and the opponent’s 10-metre line."

The former England hooker is the latest big name pundit to call for the controversial tactic, which is used by many teams to slow the game down, to be outlawed.

Moore added: "Once the ball is available at the back of a ruck the referee should call for it to be played and no player should thereafter be allowed to join the ruck.

"Yes, this would make the box kick more difficult – that is the point, and it would be the same for both sides."

He wrote on line-outs: "Referees should look at lineout formation. They seem to have stopped the papal conclave that used to happen before every lineout, but they are still allowing the throw-in to wait until the last second before entering the lineout.

"They already have the throw; they should not be given the further advantage of late entry which just wastes more time."

On the scrums, he added: "They are again starting to take an age to ready, form and complete. I understand referees not wanting to hasten the engage sequence, but they would be aided by a law stating that if the put-in team is not ready to engage by a stipulated time they lose the feed. If the other pack is not ready, a free kick is given.

The former England hooker believes teams, such as world champions South Africa, loading their bench with forwards should be a watershed moment for how replacements are dealt with in rugby.

Moore said: "If we cannot agree to go back to only injury-related substitutions, at least drastically reduce the number of substitutions.

"The trend towards picking benches dominated by forwards is only going to grow, limiting fatigue from which attacking space becomes available.

"This is without considering the fact that it would make club squads smaller and possibly solvent. Wouldn’t that be a good thing after 2023?"