Jac Morgan called up to British & Irish Lions squad
Former Ysgol Dyffryn Aman pupil Jac Morgan, 25, has captained Wales and is set to go on the tour of a lifetime with the revered Lions.
He is one of just two Welsh internationals to make the 38-man squad.
Morgan said it's 'a massive honour' to have achieved 'the pinnacle' of selection for the British & Irish Lions.
He only found out when he landed in Durban as he was flying with his Ospreys teammates to South Africa ahead of their match with the Hollywoodbets Sharks.
His teammates celebrated the news with him.
Flying high over South Africa ✈
The moment Jac Morgan found out he was named in the @lionsofficial squad, as the team flew from Johannesburg to Durban for tomorrow's @URCOfficial fixture vs @SharksRugby 🦁
Congratulations, Jac 👏#TogetherAsOne pic.twitter.com/CD45e77U3u
"It was a bit nerve-racking just waiting to land," he admitted to Ospreys Rugby's Simon Thomas.
"When I found out, it was a little bit emotional.
"Everyone was clapping and cheering and, as soon as we got off the plane, everyone was coming over and congratulating me.
"That was quite emotional."
Mark Jones, Ospreys head coach, said: "I think he can massively thrive in that environment.
"For six to eight weeks, he will be in and around players who have been on previous tours and in teams winning regular trophies domestically and internationally.
"He will draw an incredible amount of learning and habit building from that and pull lots of growth out of those conversations.
"There will be different coaching styles and the different challenge of Lions touring with two games a week.
"But I think Jac will thrive in that environment and only become far better for being in it.
"He will learn a lot from being in a Lions group - but, I'll tell you what, they will learn a fair bit from him as well.
"He has got a lot to offer and add."
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