Six Nations 2013: Gethin Jenkins and the Wales pack deserve huge pat on back after Italy win It is always difficult to judge the conditions unless you are out there in the middle, but from what I could see, they were far from conducive to running rugby, hence the reason why we saw precious little from our backs. That said, I was far from unhappy with the manner in which our half-backs played, in particular Dan Biggar. Admittedly, I thought that some of his kicking from hand was a little too short, but he did show far greater control in that pivotal position and kept his forwards on the move. When James Hook came on, I thought we kicked it a little too long, so the message to that pair would be to find a happy medium! What was also pleasing for me, was how the backs took their opportunities when they came their way. I am sure that when Jonathan Davies picked up and touched down after half-time, it was his first touch of the ball. Still, through all of his chasing and tackling in the first half, he kept his focus and showed exactly what I have been saying for several seasons. He is a born try scorer and for all the stick he took for his passing against Ireland, he bounced back with a truly sound performance in Paris and another in Rome. We are now edging ever closer to the end of the season and the time when Warren Gatland will have to start inking over a few of those name who have already been pencilled in for the Lions tour to Australia. I always hark on about Leigh Halfpenny, so on this occasion, I will just say one thing. Regardless of an early error, that was out of character, I still felt he was the best player on the field by some margin. Incredible player. But away from my chosen position, I want to pay tribute again to Ryan Jones, who I believe has already done enough over the past three weeks to book his ticket Down Under. He might not be the man to win his spurs in Gatland's first-choice side to face the Wallabies in the Test series, but at this moment in time, I can certainly not come up with a better name for midweek captain. I know Ryan will not settle for that, just as he struggled to accept Rob Howley's decision to take him off in this game. But if the Lions are to go down there and win, they will not only need players pushing for places but individuals who can lead the midweek side to a string of victories. He was magnificent against Italy, as always. So, it is off to Scotland now, with feet on the ground I hope. It is not inconceivable that Wales can make it three successive wins and set up a mouth-watering final game against the old enemy. Now, what a day that would be.