Wales opt for centre power pair against Japan
Summary
Wales head coach Steve Tandy named a powerful centre pairing of Max Llewellyn and Eddie James for Saturday’s Nations Championship match against Japan. Sam Costelow starts at fly-half, and the lineup has seven changes from Wales’ 43-0 loss to South Africa in July.Key Facts
- Llewellyn will wear the number 12 shirt, while James will start at outside centre.
- The centres are among Wales’ biggest midfield pairings: Llewellyn is 1.96 metres tall and weighs 107 kilograms; James is 1.90 metres and weighs 103 kilograms.
- Dafydd Jenkins returns after recovering from a knee injury and will partner Ben Carter in the second row.
- Wales have made seven personnel changes from the side that lost to South Africa in July.
- Nine of Wales’ 15 starters play club rugby in England.
- Wales beat Fiji and then lost to Argentina and South Africa in the opening part of their Nations Championship campaign.
- After Japan, Wales will host New Zealand and Australia before travelling to Twickenham for the tournament’s final-weekend play-off games.
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