Double injury blow for Wales ahead of Bok face-off
NEWS: Liam Williams and Dan Biggar will miss Wales’ final World Cup warm-up against reigning champions South Africa on Saturday.
Both players had been selected to start the match in Cardiff, but have been withdrawn as a precautionary measure.
The Welsh Rugby Union said Thursday that fullback Williams had a tight hamstring, with flyhalf Biggar suffering from back irritation.
Cai Evans comes off the bench to make his Test debut as Williams’s replacement, with Sam Costelow replacing Biggar.
Evans’s position among the replacements is filled by Scarlets back Tom Rogers.
Wales – revised; 15 Cai Evans, 14 Alex Cuthbert,13 Mason Grady, 12 Johnny Williams,11 Rio Dyer, 10 Sam Costelow, 9 Kieran Hardy, 8 Aaron Wainwright, 7 Jac Morgan (captain), 6 Dan Lydiate, 5 Will Rowlands, 4 Ben Carter, 3 Keiron Assiratti, 2 Elliot Dee, 1 Corey Domachowski.
Replacements: 16 Sam Parry, 17 Nicky Smith, 18 Henry Thomas, 19 Teddy Williams, 20 Taine Basham, 21 Tomos Williams, 22 Max Llewellyn, 23 Tom Rogers.
Date: Saturday, August 19
Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off: 15.15 (16.15 SA time; 14.15 GMT)
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Chris Busby (Ireland), Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
TMO: Joy Neville (Ireland)
