Hit in the pectorals against Australia, Dan Biggar will hold his place at the opening this Saturday (5 p.m.) in Marseille for the World Cup quarter-final against Argentina. Fullback Liaw Williams (knee) is also starting.
To replace the third center line Taulupe Faletau (broken arm against Georgia, forfeit for the rest of the competition), the Welsh coach, Warren Gatland, started Jimmy Reffell. On the bench, Gareth Anscombe injured, it is the young Sam Costelow who will be responsible for replacing Biggar at the opening.
Le XV de départ : 15-Liam Williams, 14-Louis Rees-Zammit, 13-George North, 12-Nick Tompkins, 11-Josh Adams, 10-Dan Biggar, 9-Gareth Davies, 8-Aaron Wainwright, 7-Tommy Reffell, 6-Jac Morgan (captain), 5-Adam Beard, 4-Will Rowlands, 3-Tomas Francis, 2-Ryan Elias, 1-Gareth ThomasRemplaçants: 16-Dewi Lake, 17-Corey Domachowski, 18-Dillon Lewis, 19-Dafydd Jenkins, 20-Christ Tshiunza, 21-Tomos Williams, 22-Sam Costelow, 23-Rio Dyer