Leicester Tigers wing Rhys Williams has been recalled to the Wales Under-20s team for Friday's match against Ireland.The Wales coaches have made four changes and one positional to the team, with Williams replacing the injured Elis Wyn-Benham on the left wing. Full-back Joe Gage and hooker Ryan Elias earn a first start and back row Jon Fox also earns a place in the starting line-up for the first time with Harrison Keddie moving to the blindside flank.
Friday’s match is at Parc Eirias in Colwyn Bay. Kick-off is at 7.45pm. There is live coverage on BBC2 Wales.
Coach Chris Horsman said: “There’s a fantastic passion and desire in North Wales and I’ve already had lots of messages of support ahead of the game. We just want to produce another good performance to give the crowd something to cheer.
“Looking at the three games so far, we had the excellent performance and result against England but things weren’t quite right against Scotland and France so we are focused now on improving execution in certain areas and hopefully the result will follow.”
Wales Under-20s: Joe Gage (Ospreys); Joshua Adams (Scarlets), Owen Watkin (Ospreys), Garyn Smith (Blues), Rhys Williams (Leicester Tigers); Jarrod Evans (Blues), Tom Williams (Blues); Luke Garrett (Dragons), Ryan Elias (Scarlets), Dillon Lewis (Blues), Joe Davies (Dragons), Rory Thornton (Ospreys)(c), Harrison Keddie (Dragons) Ollie Griffiths (Dragons), Jon Fox (Ospreys)
Replacements: Liam Belcher (Blues), Keagan Bale (Dragons), Alex Jeffries (Dragons), Adam Beard (Ospreys), Jordan Viggers (Blues), Kieran Hardy (Scarlets), Daniel Jones (Scarlets), Barney Nightingale (Dragons).
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11 March 2015 3:39 PM
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