Wales recall Costelow to face South Africa

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Autumn Nations Series: Wales v South Africa

Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff Date: Saturday, 23 November Kick off: 17:40 GMT

Coverage: Live connected S4C, BBC Radio Wales, Radio Cymru, unrecorded substance and commentary connected the BBC Sport website and app

Wales fly-half Sam Costelow volition commencement and Blair Murray switches to full-back arsenic Warren Gatland makes 4 unit changes to look satellite champions South Africa successful Cardiff connected Saturday.

Costelow replaces Gareth Anscombe, portion Murray moves from helping to full-back with Rio Dyer returning and Cameron Winnett dropping retired of the squad.

In the forwards, Exeter fastener Christ Tshiunza replaces the injured Adam Beard, portion fig 8 Taine Plumtree is recalled for Aaron Wainwright.

Gloucester fastener Freddie Thomas is acceptable to triumph his archetypal headdress from the replacements' bench, which includes helping Josh Hathaway but Anscombe is not included successful the squad.

It volition beryllium the archetypal clip New Zealand-born Murray has started a nonrecreational crippled astatine full-back.

Murray arrived astatine the Scarlets for the commencement of the 2024-25 play and has made six starts connected the wing.

The 23 players successful Wales' matchday squad person 334 caps betwixt them, portion South Africa's replacements unsocial person played a corporate full of 431 planetary games.

In all, the Springboks' matchday 23 person 970 caps betwixt them.

South Africa are overwhelming favourites to inflict decision connected Wales, who person mislaid their past 11 Test matches.

Speculation continues astir Warren Gatland's aboriginal arsenic Wales caput manager successful the aftermath of past weekend's decision 52-20 against Australia.

Gatland has won conscionable six games from 23 Tests since returning for a 2nd stint arsenic caput manager successful December 2022. The 11-match losing tally is simply a caller grounds for Wales.

“Last week’s effect hurts and we are conscionable arsenic disappointed by it arsenic the fans," said Gatland.

"Our absorption present is connected grooming and preparing good for our last crippled of this Autumn Nations Series.

“There were bully elements that we tin decidedly physique connected going into Saturday but we person to amended our accuracy.

“We cognize what a prime broadside South Africa are and the physicality they bring. This week we request to amusement existent courageousness and beforehand up against the satellite champions.”