TWO Dragons have made the Wales U20 team to play Fiji in the fifth place play-off semi-finals today where a win would guarantee them fifth or sixth place in the IRB Junior World Championship.
In the team are Lewis Robling (centre) and Jamie Sollis (hooker), who gets his first start, with fellow Dragon Jonathan Evans (scrum half) on the bench.
A victory over the South Sea Islanders will take the Welsh youngsters into the fifth place final against either Ireland or South Africa on Sunday.
Wales head coach Richard Webster said: “We will have to produce a structured, disciplined game against the Fijians if we are to come out on top. They will be strong and physical and there’s nothing they like better than a loose, open game so we will have to be intelligent in our tactics.”
Wales have again rung the changes for this game, with a need to manage the squad’s injuries and game time. There is a new front row, with Rhodri Jones and WillGriff John returning to the starting line-up and Sollis getting his first start at hooker.
Ed Siggery returns on the blindside, with Luke Hamilton moving to the open side flank in place of Thomas Young.
Behind the scrum, Lewis Jones starts at scrum half with Robling returning to inside centre and Dale Ford joining him in the midfield partnership. The back three and second row are unchanged.
Wales: Ross Jones (Ospreys / Bridgend), Liam Williams (Llanelli), Dale Ford (Scarlets / Llanelli), Lewis Robling (Dragons / Newport), Eli Walker (Ospreys / Swansea), Matthew Morgan (Ospreys / Swansea), Lewis Jones (Blues / Pontypridd), Rhodri Jones (Scarlets / Llanelli), Jamie Sollis (Dragons / Cross Keys), WillGriff John (Blues / Pontypridd), Macauley Cook (capt, Blues / Cardiff), Cory Hill (Blues / Pontypridd), Edward Siggery (London Irish), Luke Hamilton (Blues / Glamorgan Wanderers), Ben Thomas (Ospreys / Bridgend).
Replacements: Lewis Smout (Blues / Pontypridd), Will Taylor (Ospreys / Swansea), Owen Sheppeard (Blues / Pontypridd), Thomas Young (Blues / Cardiff), Jonathan Evans (Dragons / Newport),Steve Shingler (London Irish), Rheon James (Scarlets / Carmarthen Quins).
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