In 160 minutes of rugby, Tommy Reffell has stood head and shoulders above anyone else in red. And, given many of the promising performances from Warren Gatland’s youthful squad, that’s some feat.

The Leicester Tigers openside has, at times, almost single-handedly kept Wales in games against Scotland and England.

Former England prop David Flatman described him as “verging on being supernaturally good at the breakdown”, while Andy Goode called him “sheer class” on both sides of the ball.

You’d struggle to find anyone, other than whoever picked ITV’s player of the match, who thought there was anyone who was better at Twickenham on Saturday than Reffell.

In the absence of the injured Jac Morgan, Reffell hasn’t missed a beat - with the production line of opensides in this country continuing to churn out mesmeric sevens long after a fitter's mate named Ron cracked the mould of solid gold, that once made Barry John.

But just what is it about Reffell’s game right now that is making him such an irresistible force? We’ve pored over the tapes to find out and you can read the full analysis on WalesOnline's new Inside Welsh Rugby newsletter.

Following on from his mesmeric performance at Twickenham, the focus of this week's newsletter - which you can view here - is on Reffell, breaking down exactly what he's done so well in the first two rounds of the Six Nations.

There's also an in-depth breakdown of Wales' Jekyll and Hyde performance against Scotland available to read, as well as a piece looking into the impact of the strike action one year on.

The Inside Welsh Rugby newsletter will be published once a week, with extra editions when it's called for, and will cover all the breaking news and major issues in Welsh rugby in greater detail.

As with the Reffell newsletter, there'll be in-depth analysis, as well as a greater insight into the game in this country. Crucially, there's also an opportunity for you to have your say as part of our subscriber community in terms of what we cover.

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