Griffin Hopes He Can Be Wales' Magic Number Three

Bath prop Archie Griffin is hoping to nail down nan problematic Wales number 3 jersey this autumn.

Wales person not had a recognised knowledgeable tight-head prop since Adam Jones and Tomas Francis locked nan scrum.

Griffin is nan man successful possession having started against Japan successful nan triumph successful Kobe successful July which ended an 18-match world losing sequence.

The 24-year-old will compete pinch Keiron Assiratti and Chris Coleman for nan Wales tight-head berth this autumn.

"I'm eager to do immoderate I tin for nan garment (Wales), and conscionable effort and clasp onto it for arsenic agelong arsenic I tin and support playing," said Griffin.

"I've had immoderate bully performances, but others that person shown I person 1 aliases 2 areas to activity on.

"Scrummaging for maine has been a large activity on, consistency-wise."

Regular nine rugby is Griffins' awesome rumor astatine Bath arsenic he presently stands down Springboks prima Thomas du Toit and England and British and Irish Lions prop Will Stuart successful nan pecking order.

Griffin has not started a convention crippled during this run having been progressive arsenic a replacement for nan opening 2 matches pinch his erstwhile action connected 3 October.

The Sydney-born prop does judge location are merits to his engagement astatine Bath arsenic he useful nether caput coach Johann van Graan, who masterminded convention occurrence successful nan 2024-25 season.

"I deliberation Johann ever talks astir champion onslaught versus champion defence successful our environment. It's competitory for a reason," he said.

"Because we've sewage that depth, that's really we enactment up of everyone.

"I surely get that erstwhile I've sewage those 2 up of maine (du Toit and Stuart) and past nan props other me.

"I've sewage nan likes of Bener (Beno Obano) and Franny (Francois van Wyk) and past Thomas erstwhile he goes across, I'm ever getting tested."

Wales look Argentina adjacent Sunday earlier further Tests against Japan, New Zealand and South Africa.

They person a caller caput coach successful Steve Tandy astatine nan helm arsenic he intends to assistance Wales up from their existent world ranking of 12th.

Griffin is hoping a caller era tin look and Wales tin erstwhile much link pinch its fans.

"We are looking for 3 words to picture america - tough, brave and smart," said Griffin.

"Success would beryllium that relationship pinch nan fans, and past erstwhile you inquire them what do you deliberation astir nan Wales team, those 3 words travel retired of their mouths.

"Everything goes backmost to those 3 words and really we want to specify ourselves.

"Success will beryllium if those 3 words are really everyone other defines us."

Wales person mislaid their erstwhile 9 location internationals successful Cardiff pinch Griffin hoping this grounds ends this month.

"I want to get my first triumph astatine home," said Griffin.

"Bath won doubly present [Principality Stadium] past play and I wasn't progressive successful either game. I'm quiet for a triumph here."