Welsh youngster targets place on Wales' summer tour after catching Gatland's eye
Ask anyone in the upper echelons of Welsh rugby to name five players under the age of 22 who could potentially be a star for Wales at the 2027 Rugby World Cup and it would be a surprise if Macs Page wasn't on their list.
Page has long been seen as a player of immense potential with his footwork, explosive pace and power off the mark, along with his distribution, standing out. In short, the powerful centre is pure X factor and the type of player who can conjure up moments of brilliance out of nothing.
"He's top-end quick and a balanced runner, but the impressive thing about him is he can kick off both feet, he's got a good distribution game, he's strong, physical and he actually likes the collisions," Wales U20s head coach Richard Whiffin told WalesOnline last year.
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"I don't want to put any pressure on him but he has got international potential."
The 20-year-old's potential is not lost on Warren Gatland either after the Wales boss invited Page in to train with the senior squad during the Autumn Nations Series last November.
Page's main goal is to hold down a place in the Scarlets side, which won't be easy given the depth they have at centre, but selection for Wales' summer tour to Japan has crossed his mind. "Yeah, that was what I'd want to be involved in but I've got to keep my head down now," said Page.
"If it comes it comes, but if it doesn't I've just got to work harder again. That's obviously something I'm striving for but if not, it is what it is, really.
"Joe (Roberts) and Eddie (James) have both gone (with Wales). There's good competition which I think is healthy.
"If we can drive the standards between each other it's only going to make each other better. I think it's good for us to have that competition.
"Joe and me are kind of similar. We like to get on that edge and take people on and Eddie is more of a ball carrier but he can also play with the ball.
"We are just learning off each other and the likes of Johnny Williams as well."
The Scarlets have managed Page well this season. He started the season with a sensational individual try as the Scarlets secured a respectable draw in Treviso before touching down again the following weekend in a disappointing home defeat to Cardiff. Dwayne Peel has pulled Page in and out of the starting XV so far this season in a bid to give him exposure but not overdoing it, allowing the man from Crymych to work on his game.
"Probably the speed," said Page when asked what has been the biggest learning in his first full season of professional rugby. "Last season playing for Llandovery that was a step up from what I'd played the season before.
"This season going into URC the speed of ball and just how you can't really make any mistakes. It's just the smaller details between everyone."
At 5ft 10in and 82kg Page isn't the biggest centre in the world but he is extremely powerful and skilful.
"Probably Brian O'Driscoll," said Page when asked if there was any player he tries to model his game on. "He wasn't a huge centre and I'm not a huge centre. He was someone who was fast. I've looked at how he played and how freely he played.
"I'm just trying to bring that into my game slowly."
Rugby wasn't always his first love, with Page a member of the Swansea City academy.
He believes his time spent playing football as a centre attacking midfielder has helped expand his rugby skills. "I played football first and I was with Swansea City for three years," he said.
"I was playing for Scarlets U16s but went back to football for three months. But after a few weeks I was like 'I don't want to do this'.
"I want to go back to rugby."
Football's loss is most certainly rugby's gain.
