The World Rugby U20 Championship warm-up match will give Strange’s side its first opportunity of a competitive run-out since the U20 Six Nations back in March. Their next match will be against Australia on 31st May, in what will be their first Championship pool game of the competition.
The back three is comprised of fullback Will Talbot-Davies and wings Ryan Conbeer and Owen Lane. Cameron Lewis and Ioan Nicholas will start together in the midfield for the first time at this level; likewise scrum-half Dane Blacker and fly-half Arwel Robson.
Loosehead Tom Mably, hooker Ellis Shipp and tighthead Steff Thomas pack down in the front row. This year’s Wales U18 captain, Will Griffiths, will make his U20 debut, partnering Callum Bradbury in the second row.
Will Jones captains the team from openside, with Shane Lewis-Hughes at blindside and Aled Ward at eight.
Tickets for tomorrow’s match against Scotland U20 at the Brewery Field will cost £5 at the gate, free for U16s. Gates open at 13:00.
Wales U20 team to face Scotland U20
15 Will Talbot-Davies (Newport Gwent Dragons)
14 Owen Lane (Cardiff Blues)
13 Ioan Nicholas (Scarlets)
12 Cameron Lewis (Cardiff Blues)
11 Ryan Conbeer (Scarlets)
10 Arwel Robson (Newport Gwent Dragons)
9 Dane Blacker (Cardiff Blues)
1 Tom Mably (Cardiff Blues)
2 Ellis Shipp (Newport Gwent Dragons)
3 Steff Thomas (Scarlets)
4 Will Griffiths (Ospreys)
5 Callum Bradbury (Cardiff Blues)
6 Shane Lewis-Hughes (Cardiff Blues)
7 Will Jones (c) (Ospreys)
8 Aled Ward (Cardiff Blues)
Replacements
16 Owen Hughes (Newport Gwent Dragons)
17 Joel Harries (Newport Gwent Dragons)
18 Scott Jenkins (Scarlets)
19 Harri Dobbs (Cardiff Blues)
20 Max Williams (Newport Gwent Dragons)
21 Jack Pope (Bridgend)
22 Nathan Hudd (Newport Gwent Dragons)
23 Reuben Morgan-Williams (Ospreys)
24 Ben Jones (Cardiff Blues)
25 Connor Edwards (Newport Gwent Dragons)
26 Phil Jones (Ospreys)
27 Pat Lewis (Newport Gwent Dragons)
28 Joe Goodchild (Newport Gwent Dragons)
