Six Nations 2018: Dan Biggar, Liam Williams and Leigh Halfpenny in Wales team
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Six Nations: Ireland v Wales |
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Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin Date: Saturday, 24 February Kick-off: 14:15 GMT |
Coverage: Live on S4C, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru & BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app, plus live text commentary |
Dan Biggar will start at fly-half for Wales in the Six Nations match against Ireland with Liam Williams and Leigh Halfpenny also returning after injury.
George North is on the bench with Gareth Anscombe dropping to the replacements, while Rhys Patchell and Josh Adams miss out altogether.
There is also no place in the match squad for number eight Taulupe Faletau, who will instead play for Bath.
Biggar and Williams have not played in this year's tournament.
In all the team shows three changes from the 12-6 defeat by England at Twickenham.
Faletau, who has not played since December, has been released back to his club Bath to play against Sale on Saturday.
Coach Warren Gatland wants the British and Irish Lion back row to play before he considers him for selection.
Good selection debate
Biggar has made a quicker than expected return from a shoulder injury which ruled him out of the first two rounds of matches, while Williams' return on the wing comes after he scored a try for Saracens in their win over Sale on Friday.
"It is great to be able to bring so much experience back into the starting XV and into the backline," said Gatland, who will take charge of Wales for the 100th time.
"Dan has a lot of experience and he's taken a full part in training and he's been working pretty hard over the last couple of weeks to get himself back into contention.
"We just felt it was the right time to bring him back in.
"We had a good debate about the back three and the backs - whether it was Dan Biggar at 10 or George North on the bench.
"We felt Toby (Faletau) needed a couple of games under his belt for Bath before he came into consideration, so they're horses for courses in terms of the players and experience."
Wales team: Halfpenny (Scarlets); L Williams (Saracens), S Williams (Scarlets), Parkes (Scarlets), S Evans (Scarlets); Biggar (Ospreys), G Davies (Scarlets); R Evans (Scarlets), Owens (Scarlets), Lee (Scarlets), Hill (Dragons), AW Jones (Ospreys capt), Shingler (Scarlets), Navidi (Cardiff Blues), Moriarty (Gloucester).
Replacements: Dee (Dragons), W Jones (Scarlets), Francis (Exeter Chiefs), B Davies (Ospreys), Tipuric (Ospreys), A Davies (Scarlets), Anscombe (Blues), North (Northampton).
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I largely agree with you. However the most pressing question is, where have your chickens gone?
Definately a backward step. Having Biggar at flyhalf makes Ireland's job easier on Saturday.
After last weeks game, our weakness under the high ball (without HP) was clear for everyone to see. Adams was caught out defensively for May's try and Patchell struggled.
The changes Gats has make complete sense, as harsh as it is.
From an impartial observer's viewpoint it does mean having to endure the spectacle of Biggar ranting & raving at the ref all day though. Dull!
Plus these are Gats big game players
If Wales want to win a World Cup, you need to back exciting, open-running and attacking talent like Patchell and keep them in the side.
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why do you say that. there isn't a WC that wasn't won with conservative and pragmatic paly form the Qf onwards.
I would agree that after an outstanding display against Scotland his performance dipped against England but Patch has the skill set to make the 10 shirt his own, we should be building a team with a view to winning the World Cup not beating IRL
And this self importance is why EVERY WORLD NATION in any sport loves beating you English so much, not just the Welsh.
"What will be the Welsh excuses this weekend after the humiliating defeat to England."
What are Your excuses this week for being such a sad troll? Not enough love? Not enough recognition? Not enough brain in your head or stones in your
pants? 1000's of words few care a jot about and yet........
Your mum's the one making the excuses. At least that's what she's telling me.
hardly a humiliating defeat !
go away you muppet