Williams out as Wales change four for Australia

Autumn Nations Series: Wales v Australia

Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff Date: Sunday, 17 November Kick off: 16:10 GMT

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Wales scrum-half Tomos Williams has been ruled retired of the Autumn Nations Series lucifer against Australia successful Cardiff connected Sunday.

The Gloucester half-back suffered a enarthrosis wounded successful the 24-19 decision against Fiji and is replaced by Cardiff' Ellis Bevan.

Head manager Warren Gatland has made 4 changes arsenic Wales bid to debar a grounds 11th consecutive planetary defeat.

Scarlets helping Tom Rogers replaces the injured Mason Grady portion flankers Jac Morgan and James Botham travel successful for Taine Plumtree and Tommy Reffell.

Dragons scrum-half Rhodri Williams, 31, is named connected the replacements' bench, much than 10 years since winning his past cap.

Morgan volition marque his archetypal planetary commencement since starring Wales successful the World Cup quarter-final decision against Argentina successful October 2023 successful Marseille.

The flanker missed the 2024 Six Nations due to the fact that of a genu occupation and the summertime circuit arsenic a effect of a hamstring injury.

Morgan, 24, was named connected the seat for the decision against Fiji but made an content erstwhile helium came connected successful the 2nd half.

Cardiff backmost enactment Botham was besides salient successful the second stages past play and comes successful for Plumtree, who drops retired of the 23-man squad, portion Reffell is connected the bench.

Cardiff helping Grady was ruled retired of the autumn bid aft suffering a first-half wounded successful the decision against Fiji, with Rogers preferred to Rio Dyer and Josh Hathaway.

Gatland has opted for the much accepted equilibrium of 5 forwards and 3 backs connected his seat this clip aft the maneuver of six forwards and 2 backs backfired against Fiji.

After losing Grady to injury, Gatland admitted afterwards the incorrect replacement had been sent connected with Scarlets fly-half Sam Costelow playing retired of presumption alternatively than Cardiff scrum-half Bevan, who had been allocated to screen the wing.

Scarlets centre Eddie James is named arsenic a replacement against Australia.

Wales slumped to a record-equalling 10th successive Test lucifer decision past weekend, with the existent series matching a tally of Test failures successful 2002 and 2003 nether Gatland's chap New Zealander Steve Hansen.

Gatland's broadside person not tasted planetary occurrence since beating World Cup excavation signifier opponents Georgia successful October 2023 and person slipped to a lowest presumption of 11th successful World Rugby's rankings.

This includes finishing bottommost of the Six Nations for the archetypal clip successful 21 years, summertime defeats against South Africa and Australia and present a archetypal nonaccomplishment against Fiji successful Cardiff.

Since replacing Wayne Pivac and returning for a 2nd stint arsenic Wales caput manager successful December 2022, Gatland has won conscionable six retired of 22 games.

Australia get successful Cardiff connected the backmost of a spectacular 42-37 occurrence against England, and person won 9 times from their past 11 visits to the Welsh capital.

Winnett; Rogers, Llewellyn, B Thomas, Murray; Anscombe, Bevan; G Thomas, Lake (capt), Griffin, Rowlands, Beard, Botham, Morgan, Wainwright.

Replacements: Elias, N Smith, Assiratti, Tshiunza, Reffell, R Williams, Costelow, James.