Wales make three changes for Cardiff encounter against England
Dan Biggar has been named at fly-half
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Wales head coach Warren Gatland has named Dan Biggar at fly-half for their second World Cup warm-up game against England in Cardiff on Saturday.
The decision follows after Gareth Anscombe has been sidelined with a knee injury that has ruled him out of the upcoming World Cup. The 29-year-old will team-up with Gareth Davies at half-back.
The other two changes see James Davies and Jake Ball returning in the place of Adam Beard and Justin Tipuric. Jarrod Evans will provide cover to Biggar from the bench over Rhys Patchell.
“This weekend is another opportunity for us to take the field, test ourselves and continue our preparation for Japan,” said Gatland.
“It is a little over five weeks until we kick off our campaign in Toyota against Georgia and it is important we are fully prepared and rugby-ready by then.
“We were disappointed to get the loss last weekend so it is important we step it up on Saturday and put in a big display in front a of a packed Principality Stadium.
“The squad are looking forward to getting back out there, taking another step towards the RWC and putting in a big performance.”
Wales starting line-up: 15 Liam Williams, 14 George North, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Hadleigh Parkes, 11 Josh Adams, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Gareth Davies, 8 Ross Moriarty, 7 James Davies, 6 Aaron Wainwright, 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c), 4 Jake Ball, 3 Tomas Francis, 2 Ken Owens, 1 Nicky Smith
Replacements: 16 Elliot Dee, 17 Wyn Jones, 18 Dillon Lewis, 19 Aaron Shingler, 20 Josh Navidi, 21 Aled Davies, 22 Jarrod Evans, 23 Owen Watkin
