Nations Championship: Adam Beard hopes Wales can recreate winning sensation in Argentina

Beard will end the long season after Wales’ final two matches against Argentina and South Africa in Durban next weekend.

The former Ospreys lock joined the Wales squad just days before the Fiji game, after a huge first season with French club Montpellier, which included a Challenge Cup success and a Top 14 final loss to Toulouse.

“I personally loved it and it was probably the best decision rugby wise for myself and my family,” Beard said.

“It was a difficult decision at first, leaving the Ospreys after being there since I was 14.

“But it was probably something that, if I hadn’t joined Montpellier, I would have regretted at the end of my career.”

Playing in France is a tough challenge but a rewarding one, says Beard.

“It’s a physical league and you have to play 30 games a season,” he added.

“But just the support and the passion, everything they do in the Top 14 is on a different level than anything I’ve experienced before.

“So this is an amazing move for me and my family.”