Gareth Anscombe has replaced Dan Biggar at 10 as Tommy Reffell and Dewi Lake return to a strong Wales side that will face Georgia in their final World Cup pool stage match on Saturday.
Wales have already qualified for the quarter-finals and victory against Georgia in Nantes will ensure they top their group.Hooker Lake will captain the team, while there are also starts for fly-half Anscombe, flanker Reffell, winger Rio Dyer, scrum-half Tomos Williams and lock Dafydd Jenkins.
Biggar went off in the 12th minute last Sunday and Wales are hopeful he will be back for the quarter-finals, which begin on October 14.Should Wales beat Georgia, they will face the runner-up from Pool D, which will be the winner of Argentina versus Japan.If Wales lose to Georgia, Fiji would have the opportunity to top the group with a bonus points win over Portugal on Sunday.
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