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Wales squad


Props: Gethin Jenkins, Adam Jones, Eifion-Lewis Roberts, Paul James.

Hookers: Richard Hibbard, Ken Owens, Mathew Rees (if fit).

Second Row: (4 of the following) Alun-Wyn Jones, Ian Evans, Jonathan Thomas, Luke Charteris (if fit), Bradley Davies, Ian Gough.

Backrow: Ryan Jones, Martyn Williams, Sam Warberton, Dafydd Jones (if fit), Gareth Delve/Andy Powell


Scrum Halves: Dwayne Peel, Martin Roberts/Wayne Evans, Mike Phillips (when fit).

Outside Halves: Stephen Jones, Dan Biggar

Centres: Jamie Roberts, James Hook, Jonathan Davies, Tom Shaklin (if fit, Andrew Bishop if not).

Wingers: Shane Williams, Leigh Halfpenny, Tom James, Mark Jones (if fit, Aled Brew is not).

Fullbacks: Lee Burne, Jason Tovey.


From that I'd personally pick a starting 22 of:


01 Gethin Jenkins

02 Mathew Rees (Hibbard if not fit)

03 Adam Jones

04 Alun-Wyn Jones

05 Jonathan Thomas (for extra go-forward)

06 Dafydd Jones (Sam Warberton if Jones isn't fit)

07 Martyn Williams

08 Ryan Jones


09 Dwayne Peel (Mike Phillips when fit)

10 Stephen Jones (give Biggar a couple of starts)

11 Shane Williams

12 Jamie Roberts

13 James Hook

14 Tom James (still a phenominal finisher)

15 Lee Burne


16 Paul James

17 Richard Hibbard (Ken Owens if Rees isn't fit)

18 Ian Evans

19 Sam Warberton (Powell if Daf Jones isn't fit)

20 Martin Roberts (Dwayne Peel when Phillips is fit)

21 Dan Biggar

22 Leigh Halfpenny


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