“I am glad he has not made me look silly in training here yet but he certainly has at Bath,” admits Archie Griffin.

When it comes to speaking about Regan Grace, who will pull on the red jersey of Wales for the first time in rugby union this Friday, you find that most people say the same things. There’s only so many ways to say how foolish the 27-year-old can make you look with a step and a shift of direction.

The former St Helens winger, who had carved out a fine career in the 13-man code, would have hoped to have shown all that to a rugby union audience before now.

But Grace has endured a torrid time with injuries since deciding to switch codes. Now, after just two friendly appearances for Bath and a considerable amount of rehab work, he’ll be handed the chance to start for Wales against Queensland Reds in Brisbane at the end of this week.

Wales’ wing resources aren’t as strong as they once might have been. Josh Adams and Rio Dyer are constants, despite the former not touring this summer, but after Louis Rees-Zammit headed stateside and Immanuel Feyi-Waboso chose England, the next cabs off the rank are all starting from a similar point of heading into the unknown.

In that sense, Grace, in his first rugby union tour, has a chance to lay down a marker in a city dominated by rugby league this week. Although, as Warren Gatland points out, there’s no pressure on a player who has worn Bath’s colours just twice and never in competitive action.