Wales captain Ken Owens admits the end is near for an aging team after Six Nations defeat in France
‘That will probably be our last game of the Six Nations’: Wales captain Ken Owens admits the end is near for an aging team after briefly leaving camp to witness the birth of their second child before returning for the defeat of France.
- Wales captain Ken Owens left the training ground to watch his wife give birth
- He returned to Paris on Friday to take part in his final Six Nations match in France.
- Owens admitted that it was “probably” his last game in the famous competition
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Wales captain Ken Owens has admitted his crazy Six Nations would make interesting reading in a future autobiography after becoming a father for the second time before facing France.
Owens returned home from the Welsh training ground in Nice on Tuesday to be with his wife Carys when she gave birth on Thursday.
He then flew back to Paris on Friday morning to take on Les Bleus.
The chaotic build-up to the match at the Stade de France capped off a campaign for the hooker that has seen him captain his country for the first time. As captain, Owens also had to be the face of the Wales squad player when they threatened to attack before the England game over contract issues.
Asked how to reflect on his Six Nations, Owens said: ‘It’s going to be an interesting read in my book!
Ken Owens (right) captained Wales after leaving the training ground to watch his wife give birth.
Owens featured for 45 minutes in Wales’ 41-28 loss to France to end the Six Nations campaign
I had to drop the boys off Tuesday night. Then I was flying back so it’s been a challenge. Obviously, I haven’t trained much this week. That’s probably why I was hooked on 45 minutes!
‘You can be over the top sometimes, but I definitely wasn’t. He was proud of Carys and to be a father again. All went well. is to return to the family [on Monday].
“Hopefully Dwayne Peel [his head coach at Scarlets] it will give me a nice week off to enjoy with the family.’
Owens’ teammate Carys said on Twitter: “It’s been an eventful Six Nations campaign but welcoming another member to the Owens squad this week has to top it all off.”
Owens was substituted early in the second half against France as his team was beaten 41-28.
Owens admitted that at 36 it was probably his last Six Nations game, in the midst of an aging team.
It ended a Welsh Six Nations that has seen four defeats in five matches on the pitch and chaos off it.
But the French game saw Wales show signs of promise by scoring four tries.
“For me and a lot of the guys, that will probably be our last game of the Six Nations,” said Owens, who at 36 is one of several older statesmen in the Wales team.
It has to come at some point. I am proud to have led the team. They showed great character and heart. They put pride in the Welsh jersey.
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