Wholesale changes for Wales U16

Wales U16 will show eight changes from the team beaten 10-8 by Italy on Sunday. There are four survivors behind the scrum – Ian Smerddon, Josh Smart, Rhys Howells and Chris Lewis-Pratt – and three up front; locks Joe Davey and Rhys Ruddock and No.8 Garrick Legge.

The Welsh youngsters will be chasing their first win in the competition having gone down to England 32-10 in their opening fixture.

Wales U16:
Ian Smerddon (Y Pant/Blues North)
Josh Smart (Tasker Milward School/Scarlets)
Ben John (Ysgol Gwyr/Ospreys)
Rhys Howells (Wellington College)
Will Rose (Ysgol y Cymer/Blues North)
Chris Lewis-Pratt (Wellington College)
Tom Rowlands (Whitchurch HS/Blues South)
Richard Powell (Cyfartha HS/Blues North)
Ieuan Davies (Treorchy CS/Blues North)
Tristan Davies (Ysgol Bro Myrddin/Scarlets)
Joe Davey (King Henry VIII/Dragons)
Rhys Ruddock (Bishopston CS/Ospreys, Captain)
Edward Siggery (Queen Elizabeth HS/Scarlets)
Guy Jones (Gowerton School/Ospreys)
Garrick Legge (Coedylan CS/Blues North)

Replacements (from):
Dean Gunter (Mountain Ash CS/Blues North)
Scott Williams (Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi/Scarlets)
Tom Payne (Rhydyfelin CS/Blues North)
Tom Rees (Treorchy CS/Blues North)
Deeke Morse (Ysgol Llanharri/Ospreys)
Aled Davies (Ysgol Bro Myrddin/Scarlets)
Chris Phillips (Hawthorn CS/Blues North)
Luke Lewis (Bryngwyn CS/Scarlets)
Harry Gravelle (Ysgol Llanharri/Blues North)
Matthew Defilippo (Coedcae CS/Scarlets)
Ellis Lloyd (Maes-yr-yrfa/Scarlets)