The inclusion of Dan Biggar is one of six changes to the Wales starting lineup for their Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Argentina on Saturday.
and head coach Warren Gatland has selected his team accordingly for their last eight encounter against Los Pumas in Marseille.The fit-again Dan Biggar returns to start at No 10 and will form a halfback-axis with Gareth Davies. Wing Josh Adams also earns starting berth as does lock Adam Beard.
Aaron Wainwright will wear the No 8 jersey in place of the injured Taulupe Faletau, while captain and openside flanker Jac Morgan moves to blindside flanker. Tommy Reffell has been rewarded with a place on the openside after an impressive performance against Georgia last week.Outside centre George North becomes the first Welshman to play four World Cup quarter-finals, but he is still chasing his first try in the knockout stages.
Also, Louis Rees-Zammitt will be the only Wales player to have started in all five games at this year’s tournament. He has scored five tries in four matches with one assist, and leads the team for defenders beaten and carry metres , as well as the joint-most linebreaks with four alongside North.
Subs: 16 Dewi Lake, 17 Corey Domachowski, 18 Dillon Lewis, 19 Dafydd Jenkins, 20 Christ Tshiunza, 21 Tomos Williams, 22 Sam Costelow, 23 Rio Dyer.
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