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Strange selects seven for Wales U20 warm-up

15th May 2017


Seven Cardiff Blues starlets have been named in Wales Under-20s starting line-up to face Scotland tomorrow.

There are 10 players from the region were selected in Jason Strange’s squad and all but Keiron Assiratti, who remains on Blues duty, are included for the friendly.

Dane Blacker, Cameron Lewis and Owen Lane start in the back-line and they are joined by forwards Tom Malby, Callum Bradbury, Shane Lewis-Hughes and Aled Ward. Among the replacements are Harri Dobbs and Ben Jones.

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. 

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)