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The amount of foreign-born players increases yet again for Autumn internationals

31 October 2017
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WALES – Nine players

The Welsh roster for the 2016 Six Nations tournament included 13 foreign-born players.  The number for the 2017 tournament was down to 10, and has now further decreased to nine. Most of the foreign-born players in the squad grew up in Wales, with prop Tomas Francis, second row Jake Ball, wing Alex Cuthbert the exceptions.
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  1. Tomas Francis – prop – born in England – Grandparent
  2. Jake Ball – lock – born in England – Parent 
  3. Dan Lydiate – flanker – born in England – Parent 
  4. Aaron Shingler – flanker – born in England – Residency 
  5. Taulupe Faletau – number 8 – born in Tonga – Residency (2001)
  6. Jonathan Davies – centre – born in England – Parent
  7. Hadleigh Parkes – centre – born in New Zealand – Residency (2017) 
  8. Hallam Amos – winger – born in England – Residency 
  9. Alex Cuthbert – winger – born in England – Parent 
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