DAN BIGGAR HAS been named in an unchanged Wales team for Saturday’s Six Nations clash with Scotland in Cardiff after overcoming an ankle injury.
A sprained ankle forced Biggar to hobble off during the first-half of last weekend’s 16-16 draw with Ireland in Dublin, which saw Rhys Priestland take his place.
But the Ospreys number 10 is fit enough to retain his place in Warren Gatland’s starting XV, with the fit-again Gareth Anscombe replacing Alex Cuthbert among the replacements in the only change to the match squad.
“It’s great to be able to name an unchanged side, with Dan coming through, fit and ready to play,” head coach Gatland said.
Meanwhile, Saracens centre Duncan Taylor replaces Edinburgh’s Matt Scott in the only change to the Scotland for the clash at the Millennium Stadium.
Scott has been ruled out with a thigh muscle injury sustained in training on Wednesday, enabling Taylor to come in for his first start since 2014 following two injury-hit seasons.
Scotland are bidding to bounce back from their 15-9 defeat by England at Murrayfield last weekend.
“This group have worked exceptionally hard this week to improve their accuracy under pressure after a frustrating opening game against England,” said head coach Vern Cotter.
Kick-off is at 4.50pm.
Wales:
15. Liam Williams
14. George North
13. Jonathan Davies
12. Jamie Roberts
11. Tom James
10. Dan Biggar
9. Gareth Davies
8. Taulupe Faletau
7. Justin Tipuric
6. Sam Warburton (capt)
5. Alun Wyn Jones
4. Luke Charteris
3. Samson Lee
2. Scott Baldwin
1. Rob Evans
Replacements: Ken Owens, Gethin Jenkins, Tomas Francis, Bradley Davies, Dan Lydiate, Lloyd Williams, Rhys Priestland, Gareth Anscombe.
Scotland:
15. Stuart Hogg
14. Sean Maitland
13. Mark Bennett
12. Duncan Taylor
11. Tommy Seymour
10. Finn Russell
9. Greig Laidlaw (capt)
8. David Denton
7. John Hardie
6. John Barclay
5, Jonny Gray
4. Richie Gray
3. WP Nel
2. Ross Ford
1. Alasdair Dickinson
Replacements: Stuart McInally, Gordon Reid, Zander Fagerson, Tim Swinson, Blair Cowan, Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, Duncan Weir, Sean Lamont.
Great article, short and sweet.
Pulling on my Puma Kings and kicking the hole off a kid in a pair of pink boots is one of the great pleasures of the sporting life.
Never throw out a pair of football boots, someday you’ll take them in your hands and remember what it was like to be young and not give a damn about anything more ninety minutes.
Puma Kings are the best. Always loved wearing them.
I wore Black adidas copa mundials as a kid, my dad got them for me as i was the only sports child. They were the best boots ever…if my old man saw me wearing anything but black boots he’d call me a Nancy boy.
I was about to reply that’s mine we’re Prada , then I noticed it was about football boots! Well I wore Gola back in the day when I played women’s soccer!! :-)
Sums up soccer very nicely indeed. Glad the proper football is back today. Earnestly hope it too doesn’t go the way of soccer.
Care to expand?
Well you’re a real barrel of laughs