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Wales call up just one extra player to their squad to face France
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Wales have called Cardiff Blues back Hallam Amos into their Guinness Six Nations squad ahead of Saturday’s round three match at home to France.
The 22-cap Amos replaces Owen Lane who was released from the squad earlier in the campaign due to injury.
Wayne Pivac’s decision to only call up Amos means the coach is sticking with just two out-halves in his squad and has every confidence that Dan Biggar has overcome his third head injury of the season. It follows rumours that Bath's Rhys Prientland was in the running for a call-up.
Biggar had been going through concussion protocols after clashing heads with Ireland centre Robbie Henshaw during Wales’ 24-14 Six Nations defeat in Dublin last Saturday week.
The Northampton Saints playmaker failed a dressing room head injury assessment (HIA) shortly afterwards.
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Biggar’s head injury was the latest problem that Wales encountered at fly-half. Gareth Anscombe and Rhys Patchell are currently sidelined and Owen Williams was ruled out for the rest of the tournament with a hamstring injury that forced him off the bench in Dublin.
Jarrod Evans filled in as a replacement and will again be the likely back-up to Biggar this weekend.
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Interesting to see how many of the m.p.players were playing similar to Arde Savea in refusing to let themselves be tackled just continue to pump their legs and drive forward. Definitely think the saders will be back but I agree it was similar to watching the All Blacks of 23 early 24
Go to commentsYeah already ahead of say Christie for me.
That pair (Williams was good in the early games I watched) have played every game? Could be a good thing for the Highlanders who’ve been refreshing players.
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