{"id":294749,"date":"2023-10-02T21:37:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=294749"},"modified":"2023-10-02T21:37:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:37:57","slug":"wales-make-six-changes-and-name-new-captain-for-georgia-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/rugby-union\/wales-make-six-changes-and-name-new-captain-for-georgia-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Wales make six changes and name new captain for Georgia clash"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wales head coach Warren Gatland has made six changes to his starting line-up for next Saturday\u2019s Rugby World Cup clash against Georgia in Nantes.<\/p>\n

Hooker Dewi Lake will captain the team, with his co-skipper Jac Morgan rested from the matchday 23.<\/p>\n

There are also starts for wing Rio Dyer, fly half Gareth Anscombe, scrum half Tomos Williams, lock Dafydd Jenkins and flanker Tommy Reffell.<\/p>\n

Anscombe, who scored 23 points in Wales\u2019 record 40-6 win against Australia eight days ago, starts instead of Dan Biggar.<\/p>\n

Biggar went off early during the Wallabies clash after suffering a pectoral muscle strain. And Anscombe is now handed the No 10 shirt, being partnered at half-back by Williams, who replaces Gareth Davies.<\/p>\n

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Dyer earns a start instead of Josh Adams, with Lake in for Ryan Elias, Jenkins taking over from Adam Beard and Reffell replacing Morgan.<\/p>\n

Wing Louis Rees-Zammit and No 8 Taulupe Faletau will start their fourth successive games of the tournament.<\/p>\n

There are opportunities among the replacements, meanwhile, for prop Nicky Smith, lock Christ Tshiunza and fly half Sam Costelow.<\/p>\n

Wales\u2019 victory over Australia secured a last-eight spot for a fourth successive World Cup campaign under Gatland.<\/p>\n

They need a point from the Georgia game to guarantee finishing top, with Japan their likely quarter-final opponents in Marseille later this month.<\/p>\n

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Wales starting XV: <\/strong> 15. Liam Williams, 14. Louis Rees Zammit, 13. George North, 12. Nick Tompkins, 11. Rio Dyer, 10. Gareth Anscombe, 9. Tomos Williams; 1. Gareth Thomas, 2. Dewi Lake (capt), 3. Tomas Francis, 4. Will Rowlands, 5. Dafydd Jenkins, 6. Aaron Wainwright, 7. Tommy Reffell, 8. Taulupe Faletau<\/p>\n

Replacements: <\/em><\/strong>16. Elliot Dee, 17. Nicky Smith, 18. Henry Thomas, 19. Christ Tshiunza, 20. Taine Basham, 21. Gareth Davies, 22. Sam Costelow, 23. Mason Grady.<\/p>\n

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