Wales team announced for Super Saturday fixture

29 Oct 2020

This Saturday, Scotland will travel to Wales for the rescheduled fixture Guinness Six Nations fixture against Wayne Pivac’s side in the final round of the 2020 Six Nations Championship, kick-off 2.15pm – live on BBC One.

Wales Captain, Alun Wyn Jones is named in the starting 15
and the fixture will see him break a test record to become rugby’s most capped
international. Jones levelled the record last weekend but the outing at Parc y
Scarlets against Scotland will see him make his 149^th test
appearance.

At the other end of the international spectrum, Cardiff Blues back-row Shane Lewis-Hughes will make his first test appearance for Wales in the back-row.

Will Rowlands, fresh from the English Premiership Final with Wasps, comes into the side to make his first start for Wales and he packs down alongside captain Jones.

European Champion and English Premiership winner Tomas Francis comes into the front-row alongside Rhys Carre and Ryan Elias.

In the backline Gareth Davies partners Dan Biggar with Owen Watkin coming into the midfield alongside Jonathan Davies.

Liam Williams returns to the back-three to feature alongside Josh Adams and Leigh Halfpenny.

On the bench Sam Parry, Wyn Jones and Dillon Lewis provide the front-row replacements with Cory Hill and James Davies completing the forward contingent. Lloyd Williams comes straight into the matchday squad and provides backline cover along with Rhys Patchell and Nick Tompkins.

WALES TEAM TO PLAY SCOTLAND

1. Rhys Carre (Cardiff Blues (9 Caps)

2. Ryan Elias (Scarlets) (14 Caps)

3. Tomas Francis (Exeter Chiefs) (48 Caps)

4. Will Rowlands (Wasps) (1 Cap)

5. Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys) (139 Caps) (CAPT)

6. Shane Lewis-Hughes (Cardiff Blues) (*Uncapped)

7. Justin Tipuric (Ospreys) (77 Caps)

8. Taulupe Faletau (Bath) (77 Caps)

9. Gareth Davies (Scarlets) (54 Caps)

10. Dan Biggar (Northampton Saints) (84 Caps)

11. Josh Adams (Cardiff Blues) (25 Caps)