Biggar, Williams And Halfpenny Back For Wales

Cardiff, United Kingdom, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Feb, 2018 ) :Wales head coach Warren Gatland on Tuesday named British and Irish Lions trio Dan Biggar, Liam Williams and Leigh Halfpenny in his starting line-up for the weekend's Six Nations clash against Ireland.

Fly-half Biggar, who missed the opening Six Nations games against Scotland and England with a shoulder injury, replaces Rhys Patchell in the number 10 shirt. Elsewhere, full-back Halfpenny has recovered from a foot infection that ruled him out of Wales's 12-6 defeat to England 10 days ago and replaces Gareth Anscombe, while fit-again Saracens wing Williams takes over from Josh Adams.

Both Patchell and Adams drop out of the matchday 23, while Northampton wing George North is retained on the bench with Gatland opting for a back-three of Halfpenny, Williams and Steff Evans. Biggar features for the first time since he was hurt during the Ospreys' European Champions Cup defeat against Clermont Auvergne last month, while Williams suffered an abdominal injury during the autumn campaign and has not played for Wales since they beat Georgia in November.

The pack is unchanged pack and includes No.8 Ross Moriarty, who missed Gloucester's Premiership game against Worcester last weekend after suffering a shoulder knock. Gatland, who takes charge of Wales for his 100th Test this week, said: "It is great to be able to bring so much experience back into the starting XV and into the back-line." Wales (15-1) Leigh Halfpenny; Liam Williams, Scott Williams, Hadleigh Parkes, Steff Evans; Dan Biggar, Gareth Davies; Ross Moriarty, Josh Navidi, Aaron Shingler; Alun Wyn Jones (capt), Cory Hill; Samson Lee, Ken Owens, Rob Evans Replacements: Elliot Dee, Wyn Jones, Tomas Francis, Bradley Davies, Justin Tipuric, Aled Davies, Gareth Anscombe, George North