Bryn Gatland hopes that will be his fate now he has been called into the Blues squad as injury cover for Ihaia West who has been ruled out of action for four weeks with a damaged ankle. A door that appeared shut is now open for Gatland and he could, if the cards fall well for him, play his way into the Blues squad for 2018. That's what he's hoping - just the smallest chance to prove he is good enough to handle Super Rugby. Coincidentally, it was through a similar route that West managed to battle his way to a Super Rugby contract in 2015. Like Gatland, West had been overlooked after an impressive provincial campaign with Hawke's Bay in 2013.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 04, 2017 05:31 UTC