Last week's British and Irish Lions selection for the summer tour of Australia provided as stark a summary on the relative health of Welsh rugby as you could have wished for. Just two Welshmen made Andy Farrell's 38-man squad for the tour Down Under - by far the lowest post-war representation from Wales. Jac Morgan and Tomos Williams will fly the flag, meaning whoever ends up coaching Wales this summer in Japan will have a near full-strength squad to choose from. That's just as well, given the national team is on a 17-Test losing run and desperately needs a victory. Just any victory. Japan, sat below Wales in the world rankings, could provide that opportunity - especially given the lack of Lions absentees to contend with. Replacing captain Morgan in the side, regardless of how talismanic the Ospreys back-row is, shouldn't be too difficult. Tommy Reffell is a top-class openside, after all. However, the Lions nod for Gloucester scrum-half Williams provides Wales with an interesting dynamic in a post-Warren Gatland world. Williams, even if he struggled for impact in a poor team, was comfortably Wales' first-choice in the Six Nations . The 30-year-old started all five matches, playing the full 80 once against Ireland. Since Gatland returned in 2022 for his ill-fated second stint, Williams has started 16 of Wales' 29 Tests - being the only scrum-half to hold onto the jersey for more than three matches in a row. The likes of Gareth Davies, Rhys Webb, Ellis Bevan and Kieran Hardy have all had stints in the position, but Williams has been the obvious choice when available. Davies and Webb have retired from Test rugby - although the former, having dropped down the pecking order under Gatland last year, has enjoyed a fine season for the Scarlets . Bevan, the other scrum-half to start for Wales this season, has faded in terms of Test hopes. Join WalesOnline Rugby's WhatsApp Channel here to get the breaking news sent straight to your phone for free Having started all three Tests on the summer tour last year, as well as two autumn fixtures after Williams was injured against Fiji, Bevan didn't feature once in the Six Nations. His situation at Cardiff has been tricky too. Having enjoyed a strong end to last season to catapult him into the Wales squad, this season has seen him compete with Aled Davies and Johan Mulder for minutes. That's resulted in just five starts for the Arms Park, while he's managed just six appearances since the turn of the year - with the 25-year-old having not travelled out to South Africa for Cardiff's final two games. Dragons scrum-half Rhodri Williams - recalled for the autumn campaign after 10 years away from Test rugby - was preferred to Bevan as Williams' deputy on the replacements bench during the Six Nations. But will a new coach opt to keep the 32-year-old in the squad? Hardy's form since joining the Ospreys has thrown him back into the mix, having fallen out of favour under Gatland. Given his experience at Test level, he seems a good bet to go to Japan. His Ospreys team-mate Reuben Morgan-Williams has also been a consistent performer and is deserving of a call-up. The truth is, beyond the names mentioned, there's not a massive groundswell of talent ready to push through just yet. Scrum-half has been one of the positions in recent years that has seen the least amount of change. Bevan was the first new cap in the position in four years. With Williams Down Under, it seems likely that whoever gets the nod at scrum-half will have fewer than 10 starts at Test level. Winning is all that matters this summer for Wales. But maybe, particularly if Morgan-Williams was to get a chance, developing more depth at scrum-half would be useful too.