I do think he was coasting a bit at the time as well. I watched him play live a few times for the blues and for wales and was just lacking energy

As well as being a ferocious scrummager a prime Adam was also a great line put forward, a good defender and excellent at clearing out. All that started to go out the window plus the rule change happened towards the end of his careers

If you cant breath you cant scrummage, tackle, run, hit tucks and tackle. He left himself get into a state of fitness that was a joke. The guy was a class act at his best, he let himself down towards the end of his time at the Ospreys. Shadow of what he should have still been and had been.

Yesterday was surely the end of Gatland's Law?

With Liam Williams heading out over the dyke and North's massive impression the facts are plainly clear.

Missing the odd game is neither here nor there, it is 'presence and effect' that is of most importance.

Ymlaen Howley

Personally I would scrap gatlands law and allow players to play wherever they want to play. I truly believe that overpaying many players to stay in Wales is harming the game.

Let them go, then the money that is saved can be re-invested.

Maybe so, but who else in the squad is subject to the rule? Charteris? Faletau? Halfpenny?