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<\/p>\nThe Lions flanker has returned to the Wales squad but head coach Steve Tandy has opted to keep Dewi Lake as captain this summer<\/p>\n
Wales back-row Jac Morgan in action against the Barbarians(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Jac Morgan says he has noticed a significant difference within the Wales set-up during his time away from Test rugby, as he returned to the squad and immediately threw his support behind captain Dewi Lake.<\/p>\n
The back-rower, back in the international fold after more than seven months out, believes there has been clear growth under head coach Steve Tandy, having been forced to watch from the sidelines while Wales rebuilt during a challenging run of fixtures.<\/p>\n
Morgan was the only Welsh player involved in last summer\u2019s British and Irish Lions Test series against Australia and has missed the last eight Test matches under Tandy through injury.<\/p>\n
But on his return, he says the environment feels markedly different.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been great to be able to watch because you can see how Steve and the coaches want to implement the game,\u201d said Morgan. \u201cYou can see during the Six Nations<\/a> we\u2019re getting better and improving every game.<\/p>\n \u201cYou could see the identity we were trying to bring through. Every game, the boys were building.<\/p>\n \u201cYou always want to be out in the field, but it was great to be able to watch the boys play and I thought they did a brilliant job.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m pretty chuffed to be back in camp with everyone. I\u2019ve noticed a big difference.<\/p>\n \u201cI was unfortunately only there for the first week or two under Steve to begin with. It was early days back then, but you can just tell how much the group has grown over the last few months, trying to play the way that the coaches want us to play.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can see how that\u2019s implemented into our gameplan and how we want to play. There\u2019s so much growth in the squad over the last few months.<\/p>\n \u201cProbably the exciting thing is that there\u2019s a lot of growth to come as well.\u201d<\/p>\n A key part of that evolving Wales set-up is the captaincy, with Steve Tandy opting to stick with Dewi Lake as skipper this summer, starting with the win over the Barbarians in London.<\/p>\n