Wales look poised to turn to Saracens and former England Under-20 and Saxons centre Nick Tompkins to solve their midfield dilemma ahead of this year's Guinness Six Nations Championship.

New Wales head coach Wayne Pivac names his squad on Wednesday.

The 24 year-old was one of the stars of the England side that defeated South Africa to win the World Under-20 Championship in 2014, alongside Saracens team-mate Maro Itoje.

He also captained the England Under-16 and 17 sides and represented the Saxons against South Africa in 2016, which normally would have prevented him from playing for another country under World Rugby regulations.

But those matches did not ‘capture’ him for England as the Saxons matches were against South Africa ‘A’, which is not their union’s official second team, and it is understood he qualifies for Wales via his maternal grandmother Enid, who was born in Wrexham in 1933.