{"id":27118,"date":"2018-03-09T11:23:49","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T11:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=27118"},"modified":"2018-03-09T11:23:49","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T11:23:49","slug":"ten-changes-new-captain-wales-line-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/03\/09\/ten-changes-new-captain-wales-line-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten changes and a new captain \u2013 how Wales line-up against Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WARREN Gatland has made the surprise decision to change much of his team ahead of their Six Nations clash against Italy.<br \/>\nNumber 8 Toby Faletau has jumped straight back into the starting XV following an injury lay-off and will replace Alun Wyn Jones as captain.<br \/>\nHe is one of 10 changes made by the Wales head coach from the side that narrowly lost to Ireland two weeks ago.<br \/>\nHadleigh Parkes, Steff Evans, Gareth Davies, Liam Williams and Cory Hill are the only survivors from the 37-27 defeat in Dublin.<br \/>\nIt seems that Gatland has seen this chance to experiment with his side in a fixture Wales really should be winning.<br \/>\nItaly have not won a game in the competition since 2015.<br \/>\nThe line-up is as follows:<br \/>\n15. Liam Williams (Saracens) (46 Caps)<br \/>\n14. George North (Northampton Saints) (71 Caps)<br \/>\n13. Owen Watkin (Ospreys) (3 Caps)<br \/>\n12. Hadleigh Parkes (Scarlets) (4 Caps)<br \/>\n11. Steff Evans (Scarlets) (8 Caps)<br \/>\n10. Gareth Anscombe (Cardiff Blues) (14 Caps)<br \/>\n9. Gareth Davies (Scarlets) (30 Caps)<br \/>\n1. Nicky Smith (Ospreys) (16 Caps)<br \/>\n2. Elliot Dee (Dragons) (5 Caps)<br \/>\n3. Tomas Francis (Exeter Chiefs) (29 Caps)<br \/>\n4. Cory Hill (Dragons) (13 Caps)<br \/>\n5. Bradley Davies (Ospreys) (60 Caps)<br \/>\n6. Justin Tipuric (Ospreys) (55 Caps)<br \/>\n7. James Davies (Scarlets) (*Uncapped)<br \/>\n8. Taulupe Faletau (Bath) (70 Caps) (CAPT)<br \/>\n<strong>Replacements:<\/strong><br \/>\nKen Owens (Scarlets) (55 Caps)<br \/>\nRob Evans (Scarlets) (23 Caps)<br \/>\nSamson Lee (Scarlets) (37 Caps)<br \/>\nSeb Davies (Cardiff Blues) (3 Caps)<br \/>\nEllis Jenkins (Cardiff Blues) (5 Caps)<br \/>\nAled Davies (Scarlets) (7 Caps)<br \/>\nRhys Patchell (Scarlets) (7 Caps)<br \/>\nLeigh Halfpenny (Scarlets) (76 Caps)<br \/>\n<strong>Sunday&#8217;s match at the Principality Stadium kicks off at 3pm, following the Wales\u00a0Women fixture (KO at 11.45)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WARREN Gatland has made the surprise decision to change much of his team ahead of their Six Nations clash against Italy. Number 8 Toby Faletau has jumped straight back into the starting XV following an injury lay-off and will replace Alun Wyn Jones as captain. He is one of 10 changes made by the Wales head coach from the side that narrowly lost to Ireland two weeks ago. 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