Rugby World Cup 2015 draw: do not judge Wales by the past four weeks, they will be highly competitive The process is ongoing, so over the next two years I am sure we will bring through more players like Alex Cuthbert, George North, Scott Williams, Jonathan Davies, Lou Reed, Leigh Halfpenny and Sam Warburton. Four years ago, not too many people would have thought that these individuals would have played such a significant part in leading Wales to within a whisker of the World Cup final and all of them could be there in 2015. If they are, they will have another two Six Nations campaigns under their belt, in certain cases, a Lions tour to Australia and in others one or two summer tours, including next year's trip to Japan. That kind of experience on top of what they have achieved so far will be invaluable. And players can learn as much in defeat as they can in victory. These guys will now understand how it feels not to win. A lot of the criticism of Welsh rugby surrounds the regions and how they have supposedly underachieved but development there is taking place. Look at the average age of the sides that the regions are putting out. A year ago, these guys were in the age-grade system. Some still are. However, in the greater scheme, it has to be healthy for the game in Wales that we are able to expose young men to the senior game. So, we could be doom and gloom if we wanted to be, and I dare say there are many who are already dreading the World Cup. These are exciting times and we should look forward with relish to Wales being highly competitive in 2015. Phil Davies is director of rugby at Cardiff Blues and former Welsh Rugby Union National Academy manager.