Last Mage

The 24-year-old Brazilian was – like his older brother, Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara – once one of the top prospects in Barcelona’s youth system. They’ve now both gone their separate ways, both at club and international levels.

Warren Gatland welcomed English rugby’s top try scorer into his Wales squad then backed his team to cause a Six Nations shock.

Gatland swooped for Josh Adams after the young Worcester wing, who leads the Premiership charts with nine tries, scored his eighth in seven games last weekend.