Outhalf last played in the big win over Australia; Tommy Reffell comes into backrow for injured Taulupe Faleatu
Faleatu broke his arm last weekend and is out of the tournament, which means Reffell will come into the loose forward trio with Aaron Wainwright switching to number eight and captain Jac Morgan moving on to blindside.
Adam Beard returned home last week for the birth of his third child but is back in the secondrow in place of Dafydd Jenkins. Gareth Anscombe was not named among the replacements as had been expected. He was earlier this week said to be on the mend after pulling out of the Georgia game just minutes before the start having hurt himself in pre-match kicking practice.Liam Williams; Louis Rees-Zammit, George North, Nick Tompkins, Josh Adams; Dan Biggar, Gareth Davies; Gareth Thomas, Ryan Elias, Tomas Francis; Will Rowlands, Adam Beard; Jac Morgan , Tommy Reffell, Aaron Wainwright.
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