Wales team to play Ireland: Trio of stars return... - Ruck

Wales team to play Ireland: Trio of stars return…

Dan Biggar will start at fly-half for Wales in the Six Nations match against Ireland with Liam Williams and Leigh Halfpenny also returning after injury.

George North is named on the bench with Gareth Anscombe dropping to the replacements and Rhys Patchell and Josh Adams missing out altogether.



There is no place in the match squad for Bath number eight Taulupe Faletau, who was declared fit on Monday.

Biggar and Williams have not played in this year’s tournament.

Wales team: Halfpenny (Scarlets); L Williams (Saracens), S Williams (Scarlets), Parkes (Scarlets), S Evans (Scarlets); Biggar (Ospreys), G Davies (Scarlets); R Evans (Scarlets), Owens (Scarlets), Lee (Scarlets), Hill (Dragons), AW Jones (Ospreys capt), Shingler (Scarlets), Navidi (Cardiff Blues), Moriarty (Gloucester).
Replacements: Dee (Dragons), W Jones (Scarlets), Francis (Exeter Chiefs), B Davies (Ospreys), Tipuric (Ospreys), A Davies (Scarlets), Anscombe (Blues), North (Northampton).
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