Six Nations 2023: Gatland omits veteran Wales trio against Scotland

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Venue: Murrayfield, Edinburgh Date: Saturday, 11 February Kick-off: 16:45 GMT
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Alun Wyn Jones, Taulupe Faletau and Justin Tipuric person been near retired of Wales' starting squad for Saturday's Six Nations sojourn to Scotland.

Warren Gatland has rung the changes to his battalion pursuing past week's dense decision to Ireland.

It includes archetypal Wales starts for Exeter Chiefs brace Dafydd Jenkins and Christ Tshiunza portion Tommy Reffell completes a new-look back-row.

Ken Owens, Adam Beard and Jack Morgan are the lone forwards kept in.

The backline is unchanged, but the omissions successful the battalion awesome the commencement of a changing of the defender for Wales.

Having opted for acquisition successful the opening crippled against Ireland, Gatland is utilizing the travel to Murrayfield to humor caller players, with 1 oculus connected the World Cup aboriginal this year.

Former Wales captains Jones and Tipuric person some been omitted wholly from the match-day squad, portion their Ospreys team-mate Rhys Davies is poised to marque his Test debut disconnected the bench.

Faletau volition question to Edinburgh having been dropped to the bench.

Wales: L Williams; Adams, North, Hawkins, Dyer; Biggar, T Williams; W Jones, Owens (capt), Lewis, Jenkins, Beard, Tshiunza, Reffell, Morgan.

Replacements: Baldwin, Carre, Brown, Davies, Faletau, Webb, Patchell, Cuthbert.

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