{"id":24050,"date":"2018-01-30T12:50:45","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T12:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=24050"},"modified":"2018-01-30T12:50:45","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T12:50:45","slug":"gatland-names-team-scotland-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/01\/30\/gatland-names-team-scotland-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Gatland names team for Scotland clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WARREN Gatland has named his starting team for Saturday\u2019s Six Nations opener against Scotland with 22-year-old Josh Adams set to make his debut on the wing.<br \/>\nLeigh Halfpenny and Steff Evans complete the back-three alongside Adams with Hadleigh Parkes and Scott Williams partnering in the midfield.<br \/>\nRhys Patchell and Gareth Davies take their regional partnership at centre on to the international stage.<br \/>\nRob Evans, Ken Owens and Samson Lee pack down together with Cory Hill named alongside captain Alun Wyn Jones in the second-row.<br \/>\nAaron Shingler and Josh Navidi, who started alongside each other three times in the autumn, start with British &amp; Irish Lion Ross Moriarty at number eight.<br \/>\nWales head coach Warren Gatland said:\u00a0 The first-up game against Scotland this weekend is really important for us and this is a chance for this group of players to get us off to a good start.<br \/>\n\u201cWe have been watching Josh (Adams) closely, he is top try scorer in the English Premiership and we are excited for him.<br \/>\nThere was much speculation surrounding the announcement after a raft of injuries were announced ahead of the tournament.<br \/>\nWales will be hoping to prove a point after a string of inconsistent performances during the Autumn Internationals.<br \/>\nWarren Gatland will be speaking to the press and The Cardiffian will bring you updates from 1pm.<br \/>\nWales\u2019 team reads as follows:<br \/>\n<strong>FORWARDS<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Rob Evans (Scarlets, 20 caps),<br \/>\n2. Ken Owens (Scarlets, 52 caps)<br \/>\n3. Samson Lee (Scarlets, 34 caps)<br \/>\n4. Cory Hill (Dragons, 10 caps)<br \/>\n5. Alun-Wyn Jones (c) (Ospreys, 113 caps)<br \/>\n6. Aaron Shingler (Scarlets, 13 caps)<br \/>\n7. Josh Navidi (Cardiff Blues, 7 caps)<br \/>\n8. Ross Moriarty (Gloucester, 17 caps)<br \/>\n<strong>BACKS<\/strong><br \/>\n9. Gareth Davies (Scarlets. 27 caps)<br \/>\n10. Rhys Patchell (Scarlets, 5 caps)<br \/>\n11. Steff Evans (Scarlets, 5 caps)<br \/>\n12. Hadleigh Parkes (Scarlets, 1 cap)<br \/>\n13. Scott Williams (Scarlets, 51 caps)<br \/>\n14. Josh Adams (Worcester, uncapped)<br \/>\n15. Leigh Halfpenny (Scarlets, 74 caps)<br \/>\n<strong>Replacements:<\/strong><br \/>\nElliot Dee (Dragons, 2 caps)<br \/>\nWyn Jones (Scarlets, 5 caps)<br \/>\nTomas Francis (Exeter Chiefs, 26 caps)<br \/>\nBradley Davies (Ospreys, 57 caps)<br \/>\nJustin Tipuric (Ospreys, 57 caps)<br \/>\nAled Davies (Scarlets, 5 caps)<br \/>\nGareth Anscombe (Cardiff Blues, 11 caps)<br \/>\nOwen Watkin (Ospreys, 2 caps)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WARREN Gatland has named his starting team for Saturday\u2019s Six Nations opener against Scotland with 22-year-old Josh Adams set to make his debut on the wing. Leigh Halfpenny and Steff Evans complete the back-three alongside Adams with Hadleigh Parkes and Scott Williams partnering in the midfield. Rhys Patchell and Gareth Davies take their regional partnership at centre on to the international stage. 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