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Gabriel Hamer-Webb has revealed how family grief led to him picking Wales over England for his international future.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Bath-born wing has already represented England at Under-20s level in the Six Nations.<\/p>\n
But he was convinced to switch allegiance by his Cardiff-born mother following the tragic loss of both his father and brother.<\/p>\n
“That loss definitely taught me a lot. I’ve only tried to see silver linings and even though it’s tragic and sudden, you can’t control or change it,” said Hamer-Webb.<\/p>\n
“The losses meant that I’m a sole male figure in my instant family. That weight brings pressure but I would do anything for my sisters and my mum anyway.<\/p>\n
“So I asked my mum a while back, ‘What would be better for you?’ She said, ‘Wales of course, that’s where we’re from, where your family is from’.<\/p>\n
“That was big for me. If that’s the thing that makes my mother the proudest, then wow, that could be something.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n