Wales Vs Italy: Alun Wyn Jones and Dan Biggar reached Wales breakthrough against Italy
Alun Wyn Jones and Dan Biggar will together reach the main breakthrough in the Six Nations final in Wales against Italy. Jones, 36, is recovering from a shoulder injury and will win his 150th game in Wales in his first game since October. Biggar has retained the captaincy and will become the seventh Wales player to make 100 caps for his country. Six Nations 2022 fans can buy Wales Vs Italy Tickets from our website.
Head coach Wayne Pivac made
seven changes to the team that beat France 13-9 last Friday.
Louis Rees-Zammit, Willis
Halaholo, Johnny McNicholl and Gareth Davies have been recalled to the
backline, while Dewi Lake, Dillon Lewis and last year's hero Lions captain
Jones are the strikers.
Jonathan Davies, Tomas
Williams, Ryan Elias, Liam Williams, Tomas Francis, Alex Cuthbert and Will
Rowlands leave the grid.
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Northampton's halftime
breaks Bigger will once again captain the team, with Gareth Davies replacing
Tomas Williams with a head injury at halftime from Scrum.
Biggar renowned his 100th
international cap in February's win over Scotland, with his Wales cap plus
three England and Ireland Tests.
World record holder Jones
started in the second row with Osprey teammate Adam Beard, with Rowlands on the
bench.
For the second time in less
than a year, the veteran defied medical predictions for an early return to the
game.
After sorrow another
shoulder problem in Wales' autumn test against New Zealand five months ago - he
had to undergo two surgeries - many predictions suggest Jones may struggle to
play again this season.
But he is back and ready to
win his 150th Wales cap in his 12 Lions Tests, expanding his world cap to 162
international appearances.
"I know that he has
been looking forward to this moment for a long time and we say what a great
achievement it is for other players to make 100 appearances, and for Wyn Jones.
“Something no other player
has ever done, who also hit the 150 appearance milestone. For him to attain
that with Wyn Jones, I think it's fitting that these two share the day.
"They gave a lot to the
game in Wales, they played a lot of rugby together and respected each other."
Wales: McNicholl; Halaholo, Adams; Biggar (capt.),
G Davies, Rees-Zammit, Lewis, Beard, AW Jones, Watkin; Navidi, Faletau, Thomas,
Lake, S Davies.
Replacements: Roberts, Rowlands, Moriarty, Sheedy,
Tompkins, Hardy W Jones, L Brown.
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