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Five Wales call-ups named in Gloucester side for Falcons
By Ian Cameron
Five players called up to the Wales squad this week are set to feature for Gloucester in this weekend's Gallagher Premiership clash against Newcastle Falcons.
The starting XV includes Welsh internationals Gareth Anscombe, Tomos Williams, Max Llewellyn, Freddie Thomas and Josh Hathaway. They joined by the likes of former England flyer Christian Wade and rising star Jack Clement. Anscombe and Wade return after missing last weekend's clash against Leicester Tigers due to minor injuries.
In the forward pack, Val Rapava-Ruskin and Afo Fasogbon have been brought in to reinforce the scrum, joining Jack Singleton, who retains his place at hooker. The second-row partnership of Arthur Clark and Freddie Thomas continues, while Clement combines with Lewis Ludlow and Zach Mercer in a dynamic back row.
Welsh call-up Tomos Williams starts at scrum-half and will partner with the returning Anscombe. Charlie Atkinson lines up at inside centre alongside Llewellyn, who scored three tries in the previous match. In the back three, Wade and Ollie Thorley take up positions on the wings, while Josh Hathaway shifts to full-back to cover for the absent Santi Carreras.
The bench features forward cover from Seb Blake, Jamal Ford-Robinson, Ciaran Knight, Matias Alemanno and Harry Taylor, while Caolan Englefield, Louis Hillman-Cooper, and Ioan Jones provide options among the backs.
GLOUCESTER:
15 Josh Hathaway
14 Christian Wade
13 Max Llewellyn
12 Charlie Atkinson
11 Ollie Thorley
10 Gareth Anscombe
9 Tomos Williams
1 Val Rapava-Ruskin
2 Jack Singleton
3 Afolabi Fasogbon
4 Arthur Clark
5 Freddie Thomas
6 Jack Clement
7 Lewis Ludlow (C)
8 Zach Mercer
REPLACEMENTS:
16 Seb Blake
17 Jamal Ford-Robinson
18 Ciaran Knight
19 Matias Alemanno
20 Harry Taylor
21 Caolan Englefield
22 Louis Hillman-Cooper
23 Ioan Jones
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Agreed. As a Saffa I have much respect for the ABs. I also have to say given any option I would ONLY prefer to lose to ABs. To lose to England is probably the most embarrassing think to happen to either of us.
There was a time when both of us lost to England and we both hated it. Thankfully those days are behind us. Kudos to you guys, kudos to ABs. But dear old BS seems to hate us Boks. No idea why.
Go to commentsI got the sense that holding him to it was kickback from SB and the rfu smarting at being jilted quite so soon, so unexpectedly and so publicly.
Seem to remember that they spoke to Gustard before appointing Joe and you really have to think he would have come in at a higher level?
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