Morgan backs Lake's Wales captaincy credentials

Morgan backs Lake's Wales captaincy credentialsImage source, Huw Evans Picture AgencyImage caption, Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake were Wales' 2023 World Cup co-captains and will both join Gloucester from Ospreys next seasonPublished6 minutes agoCommentsFlanker Jac Morgan says he will back up "brilliant" captain Dewi Lake after the hooker retained the Wales role.Lake took over as skipper when Morgan suffered a dislocated left shoulder in the act of scoring against Argentina in November.The British and Irish Lions flanker has returned to the Wales squad after missing almost two campaigns but head coach Steve Tandy opted to keep Lake as his captain."I'm just looking forward to backing Dewi up," said Morgan. "He's a great captain, a great leader and someone you'll always follow into a game."I try and support Dewi as best as I can and we've got a good group of leaders on and off the field."North star shines bright right to the endPublished1 day ago'I love being back' - MorganImage source, Huw Evans Picture AgencyImage caption, Jac Morgan was the only Wales player to be involved in the British and Irish Lions Test 2025 series success against AustraliaMorgan missed eight Tests after suffering the shoulder injury at Principality Stadium in Steve Tandy's first game in charge.The Gloucester-bound flanker returned to play in the 33-31 victory against Barbarians at the Allianz Stadium at Twickenham.It was an uncapped warm-up game for the Nations Championship tournament which starts with the opening game against Fiji at the Cardiff City Stadium next Saturday before away trips against Argentina and South Africa.Morgan took over the captaincy at half-time when Lake was taken off."I love being back," said Morgan. "It's always an honour to be able to put the jersey on and I was chuffed to be back in the field with the boys."It was a tough game against a good Barbarians side and it was...