Autumn worldwide: Wales v South Africa
Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff Date: Saturday, 29 November Kick-off: 15:10 GMT
Protection: Pay attention on BBC Sounds, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru; dwell textual content commentary on BBC Sport web site & app
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Historical past-making wing Tom Rogers will miss Wales’ autumn finale in opposition to world champions South Africa on Saturday via harm.
The Scarlets again grew to become the primary Welshman to attain a hat-trick in opposition to New Zealand final weekend however sustained a hamstring harm within the 52-26 defeat.
This newest setback has seen head coach Steve Tandy take his matchday squad adjustments to 12, eight of them within the XV.
The Springboks fixture is exterior World Rugby’s official Take a look at window, that means Tandy has needed to choose solely from the 4 Welsh areas.
13 members of the Wales squad have returned to golf equipment in England and France.
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Nevertheless, Tandy is boosted by the return of Dragons quantity eight Aaron Wainwright after he pulled out of the deliberate XV to face New Zealand due to a hip harm.
Six gamers – full-back Blair Murray, fly-half Dan Edwards, scrum-half Kieran Hardy, hooker and captain Dewi Lake, tight-head prop Keiron Assiratti, back-row ahead Alex Mann – will characteristic of their fourth Checks of the autumn.
The lack of Rogers and Bristol’s Louis Rees-Zammit means Ellis Mee, who was known as as much as the squad on Monday, and Rio Dyer are chosen on the wings.
Centre Joe Roberts and scrum-half Kieran Hardy are available for the Gloucester pair of Max Llewellyn and Tomos Williams.
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Gareth Thomas will get a primary begin of the autumn at loose-head prop, whereas there’s a new partnership within the second row of Ben Carter and Rhys Davies.
Ospreys lock James Fender is denied the prospect to win a primary cap by a shoulder harm.
The return of Wainwright means Mann strikes to open-side on the expense of Harri Deaves with Taine Plumtree shifting to blind-side flanker.
Cardiff loose-head prop Danny Southworth is in line for a Take a look at debut from a bench that additionally consists of his club-mate Callum Sheedy.
Ten gamers are set for his or her first motion of the autumn – Mee, Roberts, Dyer, Carter and Davies within the XV and Southworth, tight-head prop Chris Coleman, lock James Ratti, scrum-half Reuben Morgan-Williams and Sheedy on the bench.
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Tandy stated: “What we wish to see from the boys is identical sort of effort and efficiency as we did final weekend.
“I feel we confirmed a number of attacking intent, a number of toughness in the way in which we went about plenty of the defensive effort as nicely, to offer the supporters one thing to shout about.”
How Wales line up
Wales: Murray; Mee, Roberts, Hawkins, Dyer; Edwards, Hardy; G Thomas, D Lake (capt), Assiratti, Carter, R Davies, Plumtree, Mann, Wainwright.
Replacements: Coghlan, Southworth, Coleman, Ratti, Morse, Morgan-Williams, Sheedy, B Thomas.
