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Junior World Championship: Wales U20s ring changes for Uruguay

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Victory in Tbilisi would set up a shoot-out with the Junior Boks, who face Georgia on Thursday (17:30 BST), for Pool A top spot and a place in the semi-finals.

“We’ve freshened the squad up to give other players an opportunity so hopefully everyone has had a crack in the tournament after the two opening games,” said Whiffin.

“We had a few sore bodies after the physical encounter against Georgia, but the boys have recovered well.

“The boys are excited to get going against Uruguay as they are an opponent we don’t come across very often, so that provides a unique challenge in itself.”

Victory against Georgia was Wales’ first opening round win since 2019 as they bid to improve on last year’s eighth-place finish.

The format has changed for the revamped and expanded tournament with the four group winners going through to the semi-finals.

If Wales fail to upset South Africa on Tuesday, 7 June (15:00 BST) then they would likely drop into the play-offs for fifth to eighth place.

Wales U20: Tom Bowen (Cardiff); Dylan Scott (Cardiff Met), Bailey Cutts (Cardiff), Jack Hoskins (Ospreys), Brogan Leary (Dragons); Lloyd Lucas (Cardiff), Cai Gealy (Bristol); Dylan James (Ospreys), Oscar Thomas (Bath), Yestyn Cook (Scarlets), Luke Evans (Exeter), Osian Williams (Bristol), Deian Gwynne (Gloucester, capt), Sam Morgan (Ospreys), Alex Ridgway (Bath).

Replacements: James Talamai (Dragons), George Tuckley (Dragons), Isaac Godfrey (Exeter), Tom Cottle (Cardiff), Evan Minto (Dragons), Sion Davies (Cardiff), Carwyn Leggatt-Jones (Scarlets), Steffan Emanuel (Cardiff).


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